Missouri Statehouse

As amendments aimed at legalizing abortion in cases of rape or incest were voted down, one Republican state senator defended the decision saying, ‘God does not make mistakes.’

Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher bristled this week at questions about a recently fired legislative staffer and an ongoing ethics investigation he’s facing, cutting off a press conference he convened after only four minutes.

Missouri’s child welfare agency took at least $6.1 million in foster kids’ benefits last year to reimburse itself for the cost of providing care.

Abortion rights advocates said cutting funding to Planned Parenthood would be a ‘devastating blow’ to Missouri's public health safety net.

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

The bill adds other designated school personnel — other than teachers and administrators — to the list of employees a district may designate as a school protection officer.

Last session, the Missouri legislature passed a law barring transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming care like puberty blockers and hormone treatment. Now, lawmakers are seeking to build upon that legislation by removing the sunset date from the original bill.

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education found little to no learning loss after switch to four-day school week.

Can the group that’s critical of GOP state legislative leadership be effective?

The state’s requirements comprise ‘one of the nation’s most stringent bans for receiving SNAP benefits,’ according to one report.