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There's one month left in the legislative session, and Missouri Senate Leadership said it has four big priorities left to accomplish before adjourning. 

A bill that would prohibit any further foreign ownership of Missouri land was passed in the Senate on Monday.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — There’s one month left in the legislative session, and Missouri Senate Leadership said it has four big priorities left to accomplish befor

A bill that would prohibit any further foreign ownership of Missouri land was passed in the Senate on Monday.

The bill now goes to the Missouri Senate, which has already passed its own bill on the same topic. It’s unclear if the Senate will consider the House bill. Senate leadership said Thursday they would prefer the House pass the Senate version.

The bill now goes to the Missouri Senate, which has already passed its own bill on the same topic. It’s unclear if the Senate will consider the House bill. Senate leadership said Thursday they would prefer the House pass the Senate version.

Nearly a quarter of all Missouri's school districts are only in session four days a week this year. Legislation moving forward in Jefferson City could require schools to go back to five days a week, but districts would be exempt.

A Missouri Senate committee heard testimony Tuesday on a bill that would allow a school district to accept transfer students from outside its boundaries.

Timothy Faber, a lobbyist for the Missouri Baptist Convention and the chair of the Missouri Commission on Human Rights, testified against a Senate bill that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Faber used biblical references to argue that the bill infringed on “religious liberty.”

A Missouri Senate committee heard testimony Tuesday on a bill that would allow a school district to  accept transfer students from outside its boundaries. The bill narrowly passed the …