Rudi Keller | Missouri Independent

Judge Christopher Limbaugh has already dismissed one challenge to the law that also provided incentives professional sports stadiums. He has promised a decision by Feb. 10 on the question of whether the property tax caps violate the Missouri Constitution.

State Rep. Jeremy Dean should be ordered to stay 50 feet away from the recipient and be denied committee assignments during this year’s session, the Ethics Committee report recommends.

The hangover from last year’s moves to force through the Republican agenda on abortion, redistricting and more promise to disrupt the opening weeks. The productivity of the session hinges on how long Democrats can stall action in the state Senate.

The fund held $5.8 billion, a record, at the end of June 2023. Without changes to the budget, State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick warns, the money will all be gone by June 2028.

The cut was sold as reducing revenue by about $111 million annually. Now the state budget director says the revenue loss could be as much as $500 million the first year and $360 million annual thereafter.

An application to open a charter school relies on a 2024 law making Boone County the first outside St. Louis and Kansas City to allow the independent public schools.

The decision came just a few hours after a state trial over which signatures should be counted if petitions are delivered this week.

Secretary of State Denny Hoskins called the current map gerrymandered to protect incumbents, characterizing the plan passed in special session as more true to state political views.

The Monday hearing was to be the first of three this month dealing with the constitutionality of both the new congressional map and whether a petition can force a vote on redistricting.

While the average premium for one carrier will decline, most consumers in the health care marketplace will pay more due to the loss of tax credits passed during the pandemic.