Missouri General Assembly

Ozarks Tech officials said the legislation will help students transfer seamlessly from a community college to a four-year institution.

A bipartisan package of child care tax credits championed by Gov. Mike Parson has run headlong into fierce opposition from conservative lawmakers.

With GOP leaders barring amendments to a 153-page education bill approved by the Senate earlier this year, the House mustered just enough votes Thursday to pass the wide-ranging education bill that includes money to boost teacher salaries.

Republican control of the General Assembly is not in danger, but persistent GOP infighting will play out in Senate primaries around the state.

Momentum stalled in the lead up to legislative spring break, but proponents of ending the state's practice of taking Social Security benefits owed to foster kids remain optimistic.

The Clean Slate campaign is backing four Missouri bills, which all provide for a more automated expungement process for low-level offenses.

Opponents worry drag would be banned from some areas.

The Conservation Committee should be focused on protecting the environment, one state representative said, adding, "this appears to be doing the opposite."

As amendments aimed at legalizing abortion in cases of rape or incest were voted down, one Republican state senator defended the decision saying, "God does not make mistakes."

In six weeks, Missouri legislators begin pre-filing bills for next year’s lawmaking session in Jefferson City. Springfield elected leaders are gearing up by working out their wish list for state senators and representatives.