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The session, called by Missouri Governor Mike Parson, is supposed to center around a permanent income tax cut as well as tax credits for agriculture. However, some lawmakers are filing unrelated bills in hopes to pass them this time around.

Sen. Bill Eigel, a founding member of the Senate conservative caucus, announced he's exploring a run for Missouri governor in 2024.

The caucus frequently clashed with Republican leadership, but now says they want a united front to pursue GOP platform policies.

Citing increasingly public and discordant divisions among Republican leadership, the caucus members have decided to disband.

“It is time for the Republican Caucus to go fully on offense,” the hard-right faction said on Monday.

Two years of GOP infighting is brought to a close

Columbia City Council discussed their 2023 budget Monday. Considerations for the budget include funding for new staff positions, planning of water rate increases and increases in business license fees.

The caucus frequently clashed with Republican leadership but now members say they want a united front to pursue GOP platform policies.

Originally founded in 2018, the group has been involved in an escalating war with Republican leadership, using parliamentary maneuvers to gum up the Senate and push controversial amendments pertaining to transgender student athletes and vaccine mandates.

It is time for the Republican Caucus to go fully on offense, five members of the hard-right group wrote in a letter released Monday.