Lauren Arthur

Lawmakers passed legislation last week that cuts Missouri’s income tax. Both bills now head to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk where he is expected to sign them.

One of the transgender bills was added to a bill containing multiple measures about Missouri elections, including the requirement that voters show a photo ID in order to cast their ballot.

The Senate version outspends the budget passed by the House weeks ago by more than $1 billion. Additionally, the Senate has yet to address how to allocate federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act.

While suspensions have declined over the past decade, disparities persist. Advocates are concerned the pandemic is giving rise to new forms of school discipline

The proposals come after attempts from some senators during a special session to deny Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood failed.

Missouri's new gun law, which imposes a $50,000 fine on any state or local official who enforces a federal gun law that is not also state law, has a "chilling effect" on some police.

Democratic Sen. Lauren Arthur of Kansas City talks about how her colleagues plan to make an impact during the last week of the 2021 legislative session.

Passage of a tax credit for donors of educational scholarships could open the door to other bills making it across the legislative finish line.

Missouri's election officials have tried for years to get rid of the state's excuse system for absentee balloting. While nothing is assured, they say 2021 may be the year when the idea gains momentum.

Missouri Republicans will push ahead on a ballot item changing how state House and Senate districts are drawn — an effort that Senate Democrats stalled at…