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It is the final day of the legislative session for the Missouri General Assembly. Tune in here to follow along. The most recent stories will be on top, so read from the bottom up to get a picture of the day under the dome. 2:55 p.m. — Major legislation in limbo as Senate adjourns abruptly Democratic anger over how they have been treated in the Missouri Senate has boiled over into an abrupt adjournment, bringing the 2021 legislative session to a screeching halt. Sen. John Rizzo, D-Independence...

Missourinet Missouri House votes to give final approval to feral hog legislation; bill to be tweaked in Senate Legislation boosting criminal penalties for those who knowingly release feral hogs into the wild is heading to the Missouri Senate, after receiving final House approval on Thursday. The bipartisan vote was 108-38. State Rep. Don Rone (R-Portageville), who chairs the Missouri House Agriculture Policy Committee, speaks on the House floor on April 27, 2021 (photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at...

The sun rises over rush-hour traffic on Interstate 64 in St. Louis County. Missourians could soon be freed from the dreaded and laborious practice of changing their clocks twice a year. That’s because the Missouri House that would permanently put the state at daylight saving time if three of eight bordering states follow suit. In the year the three bordering states follow suit, each state would switch clocks to daylight saving for the last time. Then the time formerly known as daylight savin...

Originally published on April 13, 2021 4:12 pm Lawmakers could be chipping away at Missouri’s excuse-based absentee ballot system by creating a three-week period in which voters can cast their ballots early in person. But even though that proposal appears to have momentum, some election officials believe that the idea is still too restrictive — and largely keeps in place an ineffective excuse-based system that scares voters from casting absentee ballots. In order to cast an absentee ball...

/ Missouri could implement a three-week period when a voter could cast an absentee ballot in person for any reason. Lawmakers could be chipping away at Missouri’s excuse-based absentee ballot system by creating a three-week period in which voters can cast their ballots early in person. But even though that proposal appears to have momentum, some election officials believe that the idea is still too restrictive — and largely keeps in place an ineffective excuse-based system that scares voter...

Missourinet You are here: Home What we’re watching this week in the Missouri Legislature Missouri legislative committees will hear several bills this week involving education, elections, and celebrations with gunfire. The Missouri Senate Education Committee meets Tuesday at noon to hear a bill from committee chairwoman State Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin, R-Shelbina. It requires the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to annually publish a list of schools on its website th...

Missourinet You are here: Home Conservation officials: proposal to expand Conservation Commission threatens future of conservation in Missouri The Missouri Department of Conservation director testified Monday night in Jefferson City against a proposal to increase the size of the Conservation Commission from four to nine, saying it could lead to regional favoritism. State Rep. Chris Dinkins, R-Annapolis, testifies before a Missouri House committee in Jefferson City on January 28, 2020 (file phot...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Members of the Missouri House have approved legislation to cut bureaucratic red tape for farmers so they will have an easier time licensing their vehicles. The

Additional restrictions to foreign-owned farmland spark strong debate     JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri lawmakers are debating how to limit and track the amount of foreign-owned farmland in the state.   Members of the Missouri House Agriculture Committee considered a bill Tuesday that would require county assessors to track foreign farmland holdings. It would also cap foreign ownership of farmland at the county level to no more than 1% of the total agricultural acreage in each county. Farmland...

Missourinet You are here: Home From Bellefontaine Habilitation Center to labor, Missouri’s Walsh known for protecting her district (AUDIO) A veteran Missouri lawmaker who’s finishing her 16th and final year in Jefferson City is most proud of her successful team effort to prevent the Bellefontaine Habilitation Center in her district from closing. State Sen. Gina Walsh, D-Bellefontaine Neighbors, presides over the Missouri Senate in Jefferson City on May 13, 2020 (file photo courtesy of Harri...