2020 Legislative Session

Lawmakers approve consumer protections and oversight to PACE loans that have disproportionately burdened borrowers in Black neighborhoods.

Both Senate Bill 600 — the “Crime Bill” signed by Gov. Mike Parson last month — and some key proposals being pushed at the crime-focused special session now underway in Jefferson City could lead to longer sentences for Missouri defendants. Sarah Johnson of the Missouri State Public Defender and Brendan Roediger, a professor at St. Louis University School of Law, discuss the real-life ramifications.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Tuesday that he is making $50 million from the federal coronavirus relief funds available to businesses throughout the…

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday signed legislation that modifies how plaintiffs are awarded punitive damages.The measure requires plaintiffs to…

Sen. Paul Wieland has seen a lot of startling events during his 12 Missouri legislative sessions.The Imperial Republican has witnessed resignations of…

Missouri lawmakers are headed into the last week of the 2020 legislative session Monday, with leadership saying they’d like to keep it “uneventful.”…

Missouri legislators approved a $35.2 billion state budget on Friday that includes $14.7 billion from the federal government’s coronavirus relief package.…

The Missouri House passed a $34 billion state budget on Wednesday that reflects the economic costs of COVID-19. House Budget Chair Cody Smith, R-Neosho,…

Missouri lawmakers are headed back to the state capitol Monday to pass a state budget by May 8. The coronavirus has left the 2020 legislative session in…

The Missouri Legislature on Wednesday approved $6.2 billion to fight the coronavirus statewide. The supplemental budget gives Gov. Mike Parson spending…