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Redistricting bill, initiative petition overhaul, abortion trigger heat up chamber factions
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The new map passed by the House likely would keep Missouri’s current congressional delegation of six Republicans and two Democrats. It now goes to the Missouri Senate with only four days left in the legislative session.
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The Missouri House minority leader said that redistricting and voting rights bills could be major sources of contention during the last week of session.
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Missouri legislators will head back to Jefferson City this week for the final days of the 2022 session.
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The budget includes raising the minimum pay for teachers, fully funding the state’s Medicaid program, including its expansion population, and income tax credits, as well as close to $3 billion in federal funding for projects across the state.
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The budget includes millions for both starting and existing teacher salaries and school transportation as well as investments across the state.
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One of the transgender bills was added to a bill containing multiple measures about Missouri elections, including the requirement that voters show a photo ID in order to cast their ballot.
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The Senate version outspends the budget passed by the House weeks ago by more than $1 billion. Additionally, the Senate has yet to address how to allocate federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act.
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Missouri would stand apart from Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska by requiring testing and remediation.
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Zora Mulligan, the commissioner of higher education, also talked about how the American Rescue Plan could provide a big boost to public colleges and universities.