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While the Missouri House has already passed nearly 40 bills, gridlock in the Senate has brought operations in the upper chamber to a near-standstill. With eight weeks left, only a supplemental budget bill has made it past the finish line so far.

Missouri lawmakers return Monday to the state Capitol to kick off the second half of the 2022 legislative session, facing a laundry list of unfinished business and simmering dysfunction.

If there were any doubts the Missouri Senate was broken, they were put to rest Wednesday.

Missouri Senators on Wednesday condemned the actions of the conservative caucus, accusing them of obstructing legislation. Tensions flared this week over an amendment that was considered a “poison pill” to a bill that modified provisions for sexual assault survivors.

If there were any doubts that the Missouri Senate was broken, they were put to rest by a press conference on Wednesday.

The members of the caucus, which usually includes seven senators in the 34-member body, have been accused of obstructing other legislation.

The members of the caucus, which usually includes seven senators in the 34-member body, have been accused of obstructing other legislation.

A group of 22 senators, 14 Republicans and eight Democrats, called the Conservative Caucus "self-serving politicians."

A group of 22 senators, 14 Republicans and eight Democrats, called the Conservative Caucus "self-serving politicians."

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