Crystal Quade

The budget bills come as the Missouri Senate is expected to make changes to the House’s legislation. Senators have expressed frustration at the House taking what they believe is longer than normal on the budget with only six weeks left in the 2022 session.

While the Missouri House has already passed nearly 40 bills, gridlock in the Senate has brought operations in the upper chamber to a near-standstill. With eight weeks left, only a supplemental budget bill has made it past the finish line so far.

Family, friends and elected officials remembered Cora Faith Walker’s infectious smile and her advocacy work for marginalized communities during a celebration of life Friday at the Friendly Temple Baptist Church in north St. Louis.

The somewhat surprising agreement comes as the commission in charge of drawing Missouri’s Senate districts has yet to approve a map.

While the Missouri House is slated to debate a congressional redistricting map early next week, the Senate this week made a rule change in part to continue improving working relationships.

House Democrats proposed their own congressional map that would make the 2nd District more competitive.

Missouri’s 2022 legislative session begins Wednesday with lawmakers in both the House and Senate gaveling in at noon.

While Missouri’s governor vetoed fewer than 20 bills during the 2021 legislative session, House members are expected to take action against at least two appropriation vetoes.

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.