Missouri Freedom Caucus

The Missouri Senate passed a slate of gubernatorial appointments the same day a Senate committee approved a resolution making it harder to amend the state’s constitution.

Missouri Senate Majority Leader Cindy O’Laughlin said she ‘absolutely’ would vote to remove Sen. Bill Eigel from the chamber.

The address coincided with the release of his proposed budget, which includes a 3.2% raise for state employees as well as a higher boost for state workers in places like juvenile detention centers and mental health facilities.

The actions from the Missouri Senate's leader comes days after members of the Missouri Freedom caucus successfully held up a set of gubernatorial appointments from being approved.

Members of the Missouri Freedom Caucus held up the Senate for hours on Thursday over the lack of action on legislation that would make amending Missouri’s constitution more difficult.