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Republican infighting in the Missouri Senate often got in the way of passing bills, including many of the majority party’s priorities.

Republican infighting in the Missouri Senate often got in the way of passing bills, including many of the majority party’s priorities — like restrictions on abortion medication, diversity curriculum in schools, and transgender athletes in sports.

Republican infighting in the Missouri Senate often got in the way of passing bills, including many of the majority party’s priorities.

Missouri is the last state in the country to pass a congressional map through its legislature.

The Missouri Senate passed a congressional redistricting map Thursday and then adjourned for the year.

A community clinic opened its doors for health care in Audrain County Wednesday.

A statewide open enrollment system that would allow students in Missouri to attend a school district outside of one in which they reside is likely dead with just two days left in the legislative session.

Sen. Bill Eigel spent nearly two hours reading Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder's health care bill line by line, decrying the size it had grown to.

The Select Committee on Redistricting was supposed to meet Wednesday at noon.

While a Missouri open enrollment system faces long odds, lawmakers are poised to pass a provision extending it to certain property owners.