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Missouri House members passed 36 bills in the first half of the 2024 session, while senators voted 13 out of their chamber. There are eight weeks left in the legislative session.
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A bill that would allow naturopathic doctors to become licensed in Missouri passed its first hurdle Wednesday.
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A new federal lawsuit argues that the Missouri law cementing state governance of KCPD was created “to keep Black people enslaved.” One of the women is Narene Crosby, whose son Ryan Stokes was killed by KCPD in 2013.
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Despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling the practice unconstitutional, Missouri State Sen. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, proposed legislation that would allow the death penalty in non-homicide cases.
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Missouri is one of 19 states that has banned gender-affirming care for minors. The state has proven to be ripe for laws limiting transgender rights, which are often engineered by a network of out-of-state conservative advocacy groups.
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Results from recent polling suggest that there’s enough political will to end the practice of switching between daylight saving time and standard time every spring and fall.
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The bill still needs the approval of the Senate.
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Leaders of a bipartisan Missouri House committee investigating Speaker Dean Plocher over allegations of misconduct said Monday that there is no timetable for when the inquiry will conclude.
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A state law that has been around since the 1970s and was last amended in 2016 lists pregnancy as a barrier for finalizing divorce. HB 2402 would clarify that language to specify that pregnancy status shall not stop the court from finalizing dissolution of marriage or legal separation.
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Trans journalists Erin Reed and Evan Urquhart say Missouri is embracing, and influencing, the national anti-trans movement.