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Rep. Rick Roeber, R-Lee's Summit / File Photo The Missouri House of Representatives rejected Rep. Rick Roeber's resignation last week so that the ethics committee could complete its report on the Lee's Summit Republican. The House voted to expel Roeber Wednesday. In a nearly unanimous vote Wednesday, the Missouri House expelled Lee's Summit Rep. Rick Roeber. Months after child abuse allegations first surfaced against state Rep. Rick Roeber — then a candidate for the Lee’s Summit district — the Missouri House of Representatives voted Wednesday to expel the Republican. While no lawmakers...

Originally published on March 8, 2021 5:18 am The Missouri House is considering legislation that would provide free tampons to inmates, but it may not make it out of committee because of political infighting. During a recent Corrections and Public Institutions Committee hearing on the bill, Chairman Andrew McDaniel, R-Deering, asked members to vote whether to send the measure out of committee to the full House. Rep. Rasheen Aldridge, D-St. Louis, supported the bill but said he wanted to have an amendment drafted beforehand. McDaniel said Aldridge could offer an amendment on the House floor,...