Rick Brattin

Denton Loudermill of Olathe sued Missouri state Sens. Rick Brattin, Denny Hoskins and Nick Schroer for their social media messages falsely accusing him of being a shooter and an "illegal alien."

Denton Loudermill wants state Sens. Rick Brattin, Denny Hoskins and Nick Schroer to prove their social media accounts are protected as official legislative business.

Despite outcries from families following the temporary shuttering of IVF in Alabama earlier this year, Missouri lawmakers failed to pass legislation guaranteeing the procedure.

Members of the Freedom Caucus said the move to send the proposal to conference effectively kills what supporters call IP reform.

Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office says three Republican lawmakers were acting in their official capacity when they made false social media posts about a Kansas Chiefs fan, and are protected by 'legislative immunity.'

The Federal Reimbursement Allowance, which is a tax on hospitals, ambulance districts, nursing homes and pharmacies, is set to expire at the end of September. The Senate gave it initial approval early Thursday morning after more than 40 hours of filibustering by the Missouri Freedom Caucus.

Denton Loudermill, of Olathe, Kansas, is suing Missouri State Sens. Rick Brattin, Denny Hoskins and Nick Schroer over social media messages accusing him of being a shooter and an "illegal alien."

Missouri is one of 11 states with formal chapters of the State Freedom Caucus Network, which aims to push Republicans to the right on issues such as immigration, voting access and transgender restrictions. But some Republicans say that the caucus is more interested in grandstanding.

The annual state budget and a tax that funds the bulk of Missouri’s Medicaid program are two things that must pass this session.

Factional warfare marks passage of Republican priority as Freedom Caucus members denounce leadership for stripping out provisions labeled ‘ballot candy.’