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Missouri saw a chaotic end to the 2024 legislative session Friday after a stalled Senate skipped the final day or work.

The Missouri Senate put its dysfunction on display one last time Friday when it adjourned minutes after reconvening, effectively killing efforts to send voters a ballot measure changing the majority

The sometimes chaotic session left lawmakers with just a handful of success stories.

Following a filibuster of nearly fifty hours, Missouri Senate Democrats on Wednesday got what they wanted.Late in the afternoon, the Republican sponsor of Misso

With outside advocacy groups putting on the pressure, state lawmakers on Thursday demonstrated no urgency in working to get the constitutional change voting maj

Following Chuck Basyes withdrawal, Former Democratic Rep. Stephen Webber is now the only candidate in the race.

The Republican 19th Senatorial District Committee met Sunday evening in Columbia to decide on a replacement candidate for the Boone County Senate seat. The only problem is that they don’t have one. “We’re working with some people behind the scenes on this but some of them need a little bit more convincing,” said Anthony Lupo, […] The post Boone County GOP worried about finding candidate for Senate seat appeared first on Missouri Independent.

The wide-ranging bill would allow charter schools in Boone County, but districts there say the expansion would drain district resources.

None of the demands Missouri Freedom Caucus members said must be met before they would drop a filibuster against legislation renewing taxes that fund Medicaid were achieved when the group decided to end its resistance a little before 3:30 a.m. Thursday. After a 41-hour-filibuster, the Senate gave initial approval Thursday morning to a bill renewing […] The post Freedom Caucus ends filibuster in Missouri Senate without action on its demands appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Missouri's omnibus education bill, allowing charter schools to expand into Boone County, could cost Columbia Public Schools $13 million.