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/ Missouri lawmakers passed a 12.5 cent gas tax increase Tuesday that will be spread out over five years. Gov. Mike Parson will likely sign the measure. The Missouri House gave final approval late Tuesday to raising the state’s gas tax by 12.5 cents over the next five years, a hard-fought victory for advocates of finding a dedicated funding source for transportation projects. The Senate passed the bill earlier in the session. The increase now goes to Gov. Mike Parson who is expected to sign i...

/ Missouri lawmakers are mulling whether to make it harder to pass ballot initiatives. Autumn Stultz makes too much money to qualify for Medicaid, but would if Missouri follows through with a ballot initiative that passed last year. With the legislature refusing to fund expansion, Stultz, who works as a caregiver for her mother in Springfield, is understandably anxious about whether she can afford medical care for herself. “They’re not listening to the Missouri voters. They’re not listeni...