Delbert Scott

Republican state Rep. Peggy McGaugh wants to allow someone to serve up to 16 years in either the House or the Senate. Currently, most legislators can serve up to eight years in the House and eight in the Senate.

It wasn't particularly surprising that state Sen. Bob Onder was pushing hard to get so-called "right to work" legislation through a seemingly intractable…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 1, 2013: Last week’s spectacle in the Texas Senate got national attention, but some Missouri…