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Missouri’s 2022 legislative session begins Wednesday with lawmakers in both the House and Senate gaveling in at noon.

Missouri’s 2022 legislative session begins Wednesday with lawmakers in both the House and Senate gaveling in at noon.

After the issue ground legislative work to a halt last year, Missouri Republican lawmakers plan to renew their efforts to bar Planned Parenthood from receiving taxpayer dollars when they return to the state Capitol this week.

Missouri lawmakers will return to the Capitol at noon on Wednesday faced with a lengthy to-do list and still simmering dysfunction.

More than half a dozen bills have been filed so far that aim to strip abortion providers or their affiliates of participation in the state’s Medicaid program or from receiving public benefits more broadly.

Ninety people have been confirmed killed by the storms across eight states, including eight workers at Mayfield Consumer Products in Mayfield, Kentucky and six Amazon workers at an Edwardsville, Illinois fulfillment center outside St. Louis.

More than 120 bills have been filed by Missouri legislators covering a wide range of topics, from teaching about race and bias to parental rights.

Eight people died in traffic crashes during the 78-hour counting period, which began at 6 p.m. Thursday, December 23

Missouri Highway Patrol Reports Eight Traffic Fatalities After Holiday Weekend

Missouri Highway Patrol Reports Eight Traffic Fatalities After Holiday Weekend