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The nice people who run state government in Missouri have concluded that smaller public entities can no longer be trusted with the big stuff. Local...
Missourinet You are here: Home / What you need to know about the top Missouri bills passed, not passed this legislative session What you need to know about the top Missouri bills passed, not passed this legislative session Another session of the Missouri Legislature has come and gone. Of the 1,559 House bills and 689 Senate bills filed this time around, 69 bills will make it to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk. Here are some key bills left up to the governor to sign or veto: Missouri Capitol (Photo by Alisa Nelson) Missouri lawmakers vote to pump up the state’s gas tax The Missouri Legislature ha...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri would gain greater oversight of unlicensed residential care facilities for children under legislation that won final approval Thursday following allegations of long-running abuse at some boarding schools.
Community By Hamodia Staff Sunday, May 9, 2021 at 6:47 pm | כ"ז אייר תשפ"א Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City, Missouri. (Nagel Photography/Shutterstock.com) The Missouri House of Representatives passed Missouri HB349, a school choice bill that provides tuition scholarships through a tax credit. The Bill now heads to Governor Mike Parson for him to sign it into law. Under the bill, Missouri taxpayers can donate as much as 50% of their tax liability to eligible non-profit scholarship organizations. The donors receive a 100% tax credit for their donation, and the non-pro...
St. Louis Public Radio Amy Ryan, a Rockwood parent, reacts Friday during a parent-organized forum on the district's diversity curriculum. What started as a tense debate over whether Rockwood’s schools should reopen in person last fall has descended into schoolyard bullying among the adults. Politics didn’t used to enter the schools. The elementary recitals and high school football games were where parents could put conservative versus liberal views aside, don the school colors and root for their kids. But without that common social fabric in a year of social distancing, the Rockwood Sch...