Special Session 2020

The legislation, which passed the House last month, now heads to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk.

Majority Leader Caleb Rowden tweeted that the chamber would delay its session until after the Thanksgiving holiday.

The Missouri House on Tuesday passed a $1.2 billion supplemental budget with a vote of 133-4. Most of the money is federal coronavirus relief funds.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has called a second special legislative session to begin on Thursday, Nov. 5, to deal with a supplemental budget bill. The main priority is ensuring the state has access to additional federal funding for coronavirus response and recovery.

Missouri's 2020 special session on violent comes to an abrupt ending after House fails to consider several of Gov. Mike Parson's proposals.

The Senate cut off debate around 3 a.m. Thursday to push through a bill allowing the attorney general to prosecute murder cases in St. Louis.

"St. Louis on the Air" host Sarah Fenske talked with Jefferson City statehouse reporter Jaclyn Driscoll about the latest developments making their way through the special session.

A Missouri Senate committee has advanced the tough-on-crime legislation lawmakers have been working on throughout the special legislative session.

Dr. Deborah Birx visits Missouri for a roundtable discussion regarding the coronavirus with Gov. Mike Parson and health officials.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said "more people are losing their lives" as Legislature delays special session to break up his violent crime proposal.