Missouri Legislature

A bill that exempted National Guard duty pay from income tax now carries a $1.7 billion price tag for tax rate cuts extending to at least 2037

A top initiative from Gov. Mike Kehoe is in trouble as House Budget Committee considers the chairman’s spending plan, which also has less for state employees pay raises and $139 million for earmarks.

House Bill 937 is sponsored by Rep. George Hruza and House Speaker Jon Patterson.

In the wake of child sex abuse incidents at southwest Missouri’s Kanakuk Christian sports camp, Branson-area lawmakers are filing bills in the Missouri House and Senate aimed at making it easier to file lawsuits seeking damages from perpetrators.

The ‘Donald J. Trump Election Qualification Act’ would repeal the 2015 law that blocks people who are convicted of, or plead guilty to felonies, from being candidates.

Dean Plocher made a stop in Springfield on Thursday.

With legislation outlawing child marriage stuck in a House committee, backers hope to add it to a separate bill before lawmakers adjourn on Friday.

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

Factional warfare marks passage of Republican Party as Freedom Caucus members denounce leadership for stripping out provisions labeled "ballot candy."

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