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Missourinet You are here: Home What we’re watching this week in the Missouri Legislature Missouri legislative committees will hear several bills this week involving education, elections, and celebrations with gunfire. The Missouri Senate Education Committee meets Tuesday at noon to hear a bill from committee chairwoman State Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin, R-Shelbina. It requires the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to annually publish a list of schools on its website that perform in the bottom five percent of schools for more than three years. Under O’Laughlin’s b...

Missourinet You are here: Home Conservation officials: proposal to expand Conservation Commission threatens future of conservation in Missouri The Missouri Department of Conservation director testified Monday night in Jefferson City against a proposal to increase the size of the Conservation Commission from four to nine, saying it could lead to regional favoritism. State Rep. Chris Dinkins, R-Annapolis, testifies before a Missouri House committee in Jefferson City on January 28, 2020 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) The hearing was delayed for about an hour, when a ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Members of the Missouri House have approved legislation to cut bureaucratic red tape for farmers so they will have an easier time licensing their vehicles. The

Additional restrictions to foreign-owned farmland spark strong debate     JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri lawmakers are debating how to limit and track the amount of foreign-owned farmland in the state.   Members of the Missouri House Agriculture Committee considered a bill Tuesday that would require county assessors to track foreign farmland holdings. It would also cap foreign ownership of farmland at the county level to no more than 1% of the total agricultural acreage in each county. Farmland currently owned by foreign entities will not be affected by this change.   State Rep. Don Rone, R-...

Missourinet You are here: Home From Bellefontaine Habilitation Center to labor, Missouri’s Walsh known for protecting her district (AUDIO) A veteran Missouri lawmaker who’s finishing her 16th and final year in Jefferson City is most proud of her successful team effort to prevent the Bellefontaine Habilitation Center in her district from closing. State Sen. Gina Walsh, D-Bellefontaine Neighbors, presides over the Missouri Senate in Jefferson City on May 13, 2020 (file photo courtesy of Harrison Sweazea at Senate Communications) The facility is operated by the Missouri Division of Developme...