Crystal Quade

The Republican gubernatorial hopeful enlisted help of economists who crafted Kansas tax plan that crashed revenues to prepare proposal for Missouri tax revisions.

The bill would also require a professional nurse to serve as a director of nursing and designate a charge nurse for each shift.

The set of tax credits, which Gov. Mike Parson mentioned during his State of the State address, gained broad bipartisan support. It stalled in the Senate last session.

Missouri lawmakers failed last session to pass legislation limiting further foreign ownership of farmland. The issue is likely to reappear this year.

Expanding child care access and making it harder to amend Missouri’s constitution through ballot initiatives are among the priorities for the Republican-led legislature.

The decision to remove Rep. Sarah Unsicker, D-Shrewsbury, from committees follows social media posts by Unsicker showing her meeting with Charles Johnson, who has been accused of being a Holocaust denier.

He was arguably the most powerful politician in Missouri until he faced allegations of corruption and sexual assault. Now it’s Rod Jetton’s job to help another speaker navigate accusations of misconduct.

Mike Hamra’s entry into the race to succeed Gov. Mike Parson puts him on a collision course with House Minority Leader Crystal Quade.

The sold-out event in St. Louis coincides with a three-day Democratic National Committee event that will feature Vice President Kamala Harris.

The Weldon Spring Republican has been critical of Senate Republican leadership since he entered the Missouri legislature in 2017.