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Five takeaways from Missouri Gov. Mike Parson's annual State of the State address to a joint session of the legislature.

The Missouri Senate Economic Development and Tax Policy Committee gavels in for the first time. Among the three measures this panel heard was Senate Bill 8. If Senate Bill 8 were to become law, the percentage of personal property tax would be reduced yearly until 2073. Missouri personal property tax funds public schools, fire departments, and libraries. Senator Bill Eigel of Weldon Spring is the sponsor, and says his proposal would reduce the personal property assessment percentage: During commi...

Legislation prefiled for the 2023 session would expand charter schools, help parents fund private school education and give homeschoolers access to public school activities.

An investigation is underway in Florida regarding sexually inappropriate activity during a drag show performance attended by children. ...

A local drag show is restricting access to only allow people 18 and older after a local Republican lawmaker asked police to consider shutting it down.

In the wake of marijuana legalization, lawmakers are looking to raise the bar for approving ballot measures in Missouri.

Citing concerns about the environment, food security and the fate of family farmers, Missouri legislators have filed several bills that would restrict foreign ownership of agricultural land.

Several Missouri senators have filed legislation to restrict foreign ownership of farmland, citing concerns including the environment.

On Dec. 10, 2021, tornadoes blew away homes in Defiance and collapsed an Amazon warehouse Edwardsville, killing seven.

Missouri general revenue will slow dramatically in early 2023, a new estimate of state government finances indicates.