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Area legislators called for a St. Joseph Board of Education member to quit her role as a nonprofit administrator after prosecutors charged her with alleged criminal harassment last week.

The House signaled its support for adding restrictions to the collection of signatures on initiative petitions.

After years of trying, lawmakers are making another attempt to break down rules that require most students to attend the school district wherein they reside.

(Jefferson City) -- Missouri Governor Mike Parson is calling for increased funding for teachers and K-12 education, in general, in his final year in office.

The Republican civil war in the Missouri Senate continued Tuesday when Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden stripped four members of their committee chairs and declared he was acting against

The Republican civil war in the Missouri Senate reached a new crescendo of strife Tuesday, when Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden stripped four members of their committee chairs and declared he was acting against "a small group of swamp creatures."

Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden announced on Tuesday the removal of various members of the Senates Freedom Caucus from their committee assignments, alongside other changes to the Missouri Senate structure.

The Jefferson City Council will vote tonight on six appointments to citizen boards and commissions.

A new plan by the Missouri schools agency would add $235 million to a formula that governs how much each school district gets from the state, and area legislators will

The two laws received overwhelming support this year by lawmakers from both parties this year. But supporters of open government say they run the risk of preventing citizens from being able to access records.