Missouri Senate

The Arnold Republican was the first GOP candidate to announce she would run to succeed the retiring U.S. representative.

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.

Under the law, Missouri counties can decide whether to enact a property tax freeze for seniors. St. Louis and St. Charles counties, along with the City of St. Louis, have already taken advantage of the law.

Missouri Republicans and Democrats have both expressed concern that election year pressures may make it difficult to pass significant legislation.

Expanding child care access and making it harder to amend Missouri’s constitution through ballot initiatives are among the priorities for the Republican-led legislature.

Jonathan Ratliff, executive director of the House Republican Campaign Committee, will become ‘senior consultant’ after 14 years leading election efforts.

Despite the Missouri House voting to overturn multiple budget vetoes, the Senate did not take any further action, leaving those vetoes intact.

A lawsuit in Cole County alleges splits in Hazelwood and in Buchanan County violate constitutional restriction that maps have fewest possible splits of cities and counties.

The Senate had been moving at a glacial pace all week, imperiling major pieces of legislation for the GOP majority.

The legislation received almost unanimous bipartisan support in the House on Monday with a vote of 154-2. Since the House passed the Senate bill with no changes made, the measure now goes to the governor.