Filibuster

It might be hard to imagine that less than a month ago, House Republicans were in turmoil; sharply divided over their future and what they were looking…

In January, Republicans celebrated taking control of both gavels on Capitol Hill and promised to advance legislation important to their conservative base.…

Missouri Senator Roy Blunt is joining his fellow Republicans in criticizing a push by Majority Leader Harry Reid that would limit the power of…

The Missouri Senate convened Monday afternoon preparing to debate next year's state budget, and almost immediately Senator Jason Crowell launched a…

One day after the Missouri House gave first-round approval to the state budget, a state Senator is threatening to derail the entire budget process.Jason…

The Missouri Senate has passed legislation that would redefine what constitutes discrimination in the workplace.The vote was a mere formality following…

The Missouri Senate has given first-round approval to legislation that would redefine workplace discrimination, after an agreement was reached between the…

(2-2-2012, 1:47 a.m.:  Filibuster is over...Chappelle-Nadal agreed to stop blocking SB 592 in exchange for allowing her to add an amendment…

A group of Democratic State Senators is blocking a bill that would redefine Missouri’s workplace discrimination standards.Among those taking part in…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 4, 2011 - At 10 p.m. Tuesday, state Sen. Brian Nieves, R-Washington, was discussing gun rights…