Todd Richardson

For the most part, the dwindling moments of the 2016 session of the Missouri General Assembly were familiar: Paper got tossed. Press conferences…

At the tail end of a recent episode of the Politically Speaking podcast, state Sen. Jill Schupp was asked a fairly straightforward question: Had her…

Since a high-profile sex scandal was partly responsible for torpedoing the end of the 2015 session, some lawmakers have made improving the ethical climate…

A GOP state representative from Ballwin has resigned suddenly for unspecified personal reasons.It’s the latest reverberation for a legislature still…

Gov. Jay Nixon and House and Senate leaders are squabbling over how to approach Missouri's transportation needs.Nixon, a Democrat, and some Republican…

Even though transportation experts have been sounding the alarm for years, lawmakers and voters haven’t come to a definitive solution to get money funds…

Missouri lawmakers are back in Jefferson City as they prepare to kick off the 2016 legislative session at noon today.In addition to passing the state…

House Speaker Todd Richardson’s legislative career is full of defied expectations.Before he was elected to House leadership, Richardson helped bring…

After months of speculation, intrigue and public policy contortions, the St. Louis Rams have officially filed to move to the Los Angeles area.It’s been…

After St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay threw his support behind raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, state Sen. Kurt Schaefer issued a stern warning.The…