Holly Rehder

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has offered little guidance ahead of controversial law affecting student athletes set to take effect on August 28.

The legislation, which includes blocking transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming health care like hormones or puberty blockers, had been held up with a filibuster over several days including more than 12 hours of debate from Monday afternoon to early Tuesday morning.

The elections bill was just one piece of legislation Parson signed into law on Wednesday. Others included funding charter schools, bills related to utilities and another barring homeless people from sleeping on state-owned land.

The Scott County Republican also discussed why she supports a special session to bar companies from requiring employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Gov. Mike Parson has signed a bill that advocates say will help prevent opioid abuse after nearly a decade of failed attempts.

The GOP-controlled Missouri legislature passed several major initiatives in the just-completed 2021 session. But it wasn't exactly easy.

State Sen. Holly Rehder, R-Sikeston, has been trying to pass a prescription drug monitoring program since she was first elected to the legislature nine years ago.

The legislation previously passed the Senate last year, which has been the major hurdle in the past, but was derailed when the coronavirus disrupted the session. It now heads to the House.

On the latest edition of the Politically Speaking weekly news roundup, St. Louis Public Radio’s team of political reporters talks about the re-emergence…

The Missouri House of Representatives passed legislation on Monday to create a statewide prescription drug monitoring program. The program, designed to…