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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri House passed a bill to change how students will learn to read on Tuesday.
House Bill 2872, sponsored by Rep. Cathy Jo Loy, R-Carthage, will require school …
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By Kaleb Anderson, Missouri News Network
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3/16/26
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JEFFERSON CITY — A bipartisan pair of bills banning courts from considering pregnancy as a reason to deny a divorce passed in the Senate by a vote of 29-0 Tuesday.
House bills 1908 and 2337 …
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By Ryan Brandt and Caroline Sweet, Missouri News Network
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3/16/26
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JEFFERSON CITY — Three hours of heated debate on the House floor Tuesday preceded a vote granting initial approval for a joint resolution that would eliminate Missouri’s income tax.
House …
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By Kennedy Voss and Emily Skidmore, Missouri News Network
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3/16/26
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JEFFERSON CITY — Suicide is the ninth leading cause of death in Missouri, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Foundation members spoke to over 60 legislators Wednesday in …
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By Erin Hynes and Jordan Davis, Missouri News Network
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3/16/26
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JEFFERSON CITY — After weeks of Democratic filibusters in the Senate, a Republican senator vented his frustration that conservative legislation was not being passed quickly enough.
Sen. Rick …
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By Jordan Davis and Erin Hynes, Missouri News Network
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3/16/26
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JEFFERSON CITY — A bill that would change pesticide regulation requirements passed out of the Senate Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources committee Wednesday.
Senate Bill 1005, …
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By Abigail Didonna, Missouri News Network
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3/16/26
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JEFFERSON CITY — The House General Laws Committee heard a bill Wednesday that would eliminate the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks in Missouri public and charter schools.
House Bill 1880, …
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By Chase Pray, Missouri News Network
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3/16/26
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JEFFERSON CITY — A bill increasing term limits for lawmakers to 16 years was heard by the Senate Committee for Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics on Wednesday.
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By Sam Jackson, Missouri News Network
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3/16/26
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Senate Judiciary Committee heard a bill Wednesday that would mandate collecting DNA for all felony arrests.
Currently, DNA collection at the point of arrest occurs only …
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By Noah Symes, Missouri News Network
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3/16/26
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It’s happy hour at Logboat Brewing Co. in Columbia, and bartender Mark Alexiou is doing what he’s done for the better part of 35 years — serving beer, seltzer, cider and cocktails to about two …
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By Jana Rose Schleis, Missouri News Network
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3/16/26
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JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri House of Representative lawmakers debated legislation Wednesday that would prohibit courts from applying Shari’a law or certain foreign legal systems in the state.
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by Kavya By Ramesh, Missouri News Network
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3/16/26
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JEFFERSON CITY — Emergency medical service workers gathered at the Capitol on Wednesday to speak with lawmakers about some of the biggest challenges facing their districts.
More than 140 EMS …
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By Emma Farrel, Missouri News Network
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3/16/26
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JEFFERSON CITY — A Missouri House committee held a contentious hearing Wednesday on two joint resolutions that would change the way judges in the state are appointed.
House Joint Resolution …
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By Eric Hughes, Missourian News Network
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3/16/26
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JEFFERSON CITY — More than a dozen bills passed through the Missouri House on Wednesday, with most receiving bipartisan support.
“Today was a good day in general,” said Rep. Adrian Plank, …
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By Anika Austvold and Sawyer Bess, Missouri News Network
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3/16/26
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JEFFERSON CITY — A bill that would ban the use of paraquat, a highly toxic herbicide linked to the development of Parkinson’s disease, was heard Wednesday in the Missouri House Committee on …
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By Nolan Haberstroh, Missouri News Network
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3/16/26
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., wants Congress to ban mifepristone, a drug that, according to many experts, is used for over half the abortions in the nation.
Hawley announced the …
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By Molly K. Gibbs, Missouri News Network
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3/16/26
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JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri government officials could soon have some oversight of high school sports and other activities.
A bill passed out of the House Government Efficiency Committee on …
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By Brandon Lorenz, Missouri News Network
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3/16/26
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri House Special Committee on Property Tax Reform passed two bills Thursday.
House Bill 2925, sponsored by Rep. Ron Fowler, R-Blue Springs, originally would have …
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By KJ Drazen, Missouri News Network
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3/16/26
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri House of Representatives gave final approval Thursday to a bill that would change the classifications of and punishments for juvenile offenders and mandate more time …
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By Kennedy Voss, Missouri Independent
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3/16/26
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JEFFERSON CITY — A resolution calling on voters to eliminate the state income tax was passed by the Missouri House of Representatives on Thursday as legislators headed for a weeklong break.
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By Kennedy Voss, Jack Schouten, Emily Skidmore and Anika Austvold, Missourian News Network
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3/16/26
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