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The litigation filed in Cole County uses Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s argument that legalizing abortion will cost the state billions of dollars. State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick concluded that reasoning has no merit.
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The measure is seen as a way to incentivize people to earn more money working, without falling off the so-called benefit cliff.
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Both parties tout increased spending in the state budget on roads and education as major successes.
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The Senate had been moving at a glacial pace all week, imperiling major pieces of legislation for the GOP majority.
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Renewed bipartisan efforts to eliminate the sales tax on grocery food this legislative session have hit roadblocks.
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The Arnold Republican is about to begin her first term as a senator for Missouri’s 22nd District. Some of her priorities include how education funding is distributed and eliminating the sales tax on food.
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Republican state Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman’s proposed amendments would make it a crime to transport someone to receive an abortion, help pay for the procedure or instruct the person on ways to end a pregnancy. Abortion rights advocates say the measures are part of a larger trend of lawmakers in conservative states using unconventional legal methods to outlaw abortions.
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Mary Elizabeth Coleman believes there’s no longer a need for abortion, since women no longer have to choose between motherhood and career.
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State Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, R-Arnold, has filed a bill that would ban abortions when doctors have determined that a fetus has cardiac activity, which can occur as early as six weeks. The bill, modeled on a Texas law, also would allow private citizens to sue doctors or others who aid abortion seekers if they disobey the law.
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Missouri Republicans say they plan to introduce more restrictive abortion legislation modeled on a Texas law that took effect this week. Abortion rights activists are gearing up for a tough battle in the Republican-controlled legislature.