Crystal Quade

The GOP-controlled Missouri legislature passed several major initiatives in the just-completed 2021 session. But it wasn't exactly easy.

The last day of the Missouri General Assembly’s legislative session ended with a thud when the Senate adjourned without the approval of a must-pass bill that helps fund the state’s Medicaid system.

Gov. Mike Parson cited a lack of funding for stopping expansion.

Missouri lawmakers have made moves to undo voter-approved initiatives — and make it harder for constitutional amendments to be enacted. But efforts to curb the initiative petition process are getting bipartisan pushback.

The measure passed on party lines, with 103 Republicans voting in favor and 43 Democrats opposing the idea.

After Democrats successfully blocked an effort to expel Rep. Wiley Price from the Legislature, aides who work for Democratic lawmakers accused party leaders of doing more to protect their colleague than their employees. Jason Hancock of the Missouri Independent discussed the controversy on St. Louis on the Air.

The vaccination event was for eligible employees in Missouri’s Department of Public Safety and Department of Transportation.

For the first time in more than a century, the Missouri House overwhelmingly agreed to censure one of its representatives on Wednesday.

After a quick holiday break, Missouri lawmakers will head back to Jefferson City for the beginning of the 2021 legislative session on Wednesday.

State Auditor Nicole Galloway is hoping to bring the Missouri governorship back into the Democratic fold.