Hopes of reversing last year’s vote to ditch the Missouri’s presidential primary were dashed May 11, as gridlock in the Senate forced the issue to be set aside with just a day left before the end of...

Funding for Medicaid expansion in the Missouri state budget was dealt a final blow by the Senate April 28. That funding had previously failed to gain support in the House. The next step is likely to be...

As the state of Missouri battles its second year of the novel coronavirus’ spread, lawmakers on Wednesday sent to the governor’s desk a bill that aims to rein in local public health orders and ban...

The Missouri Senate on March 4 passed Senate Bill 22 sponsored by Sen. Andrew Koenig, R-Manchester, which reforms tax-increment financing in flood plains. To qualify for TIF, the development project must...

JEFFERSON CITY — In an attempt to level the playing field for Missouri businesses, all online retailers could soon be required to pay sales taxes in the state. Three bills attempting to do just that...

The Missouri Senate on Thursday passed Senate Bill 22, which reforms the use of tax-increment financing in flood plains. Tax-increment financing allows a developer to refund or divert a portion of their...

A state Senator who represents South County and West County and has been a harsh critic of business restrictions intended to limit the spread of COVID-19 has tested positive for the contagion and may...

Former Sen. Jim Lembke, who once represented South County in the Missouri Senate and is now a staffer for the Senate’s conservative caucus, has tested positive for COVID-19, and two state senators announced...

Editor's note: Since this hearing last week, Sen. Andrew Koenig tested positive for COVID-19, and Sen. Bill Eigel said that he had close contact with someone who tested positive and would isolate.  When...

For as long as Missouri has had voter registration, there has been no requirement that people choose a political party as part of the process. That means every primary is open to every voter. Every...