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The passage of the supplemental budget bill is the first piece of legislation passed by both chambers in the 2024 Missouri legislative session.
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Unless Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft uses an unusual procedure to speed up counting petition signatures, a bid to legalize abortion won’t go before voters until after the Aug. 6 primary.
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On the latest episode of Politically Speaking, state Sen. Denny Hoskins talks about his bid for Missouri Secretary of State.
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Denton Loudermill, of Olathe, Kansas, is suing Missouri State Sens. Rick Brattin, Denny Hoskins and Nick Schroer over social media messages accusing him of being a shooter and an "illegal alien."
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The actions from the Missouri Senate's leader comes days after members of the Missouri Freedom caucus successfully held up a set of gubernatorial appointments from being approved.
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Members of the Missouri Freedom Caucus held up the Senate for hours on Thursday over the lack of action on legislation that would make amending Missouri’s constitution more difficult.
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Expanding child care access and making it harder to amend Missouri’s constitution through ballot initiatives are among the priorities for the Republican-led legislature.
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During the past two legislative sessions, the Missouri House of Representatives has passed bills legalizing sports betting in the state. However, its continued failure to advance in the Senate could lead to the issue being decided by voters instead.
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The Senate’s proposed budget is $4.2 billion more than what the House passed weeks ago. Like in the House, most of the debate in the Senate was spent over an amendment that would have inserted language against diversity, equity and inclusion.
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The legislation, which includes blocking transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming health care like hormones or puberty blockers, had been held up with a filibuster over several days including more than 12 hours of debate from Monday afternoon to early Tuesday morning.