Missouri public schools showed continued improvement in annual performance reports released by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Thursday, with 56% of districts and charter schools raising their scores. #moleg #mogov

Put Missouri First, the PAC opposing the referendum campaign, reported two $50,000 contributions — one from the National Republican Congressional Committee and the other from the Republican National Committee. #moleg #mogov

If Missouri’s newly gerrymandered congressional map makes it to the ballot next year, Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins wants to tell voters it “better reflects statewide voting patterns” and replaces a “gerrymandered” version that “protects incumbent politicians.” #moleg #mogov

Missouri voters approve four-day school week in two districts, showing rising support #moleg #mogov

Missouri legalized abortion 1 year ago. Here’s what’s happened since the landmark vote #moleg #mogov

Five Democratic senators pilloried the plan for replacement workers as potentially putting the nation’s military at risk while U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley demanded the company negotiate in good faith with striking workers. #moleg #mogov

A hearing that was to be the first of at least three this month deciding the fate of Missouri’s newly gerrymandered congressional map was postponed Monday due to a judge’s illness. #moleg #mogov

Missouri health premiums to rise as much as 30% for 2026 amid uncertainty over federal subsidies #moleg #mogov

Trump administration blocked from cutting off SNAP benefits as two judges issue orders #moleg #mogov

Court rules Missouri can fire workers’ compensation judges like other state employees #moleg #mogov

Missouri aid for moms and babies to continue as other food assistance ends during shutdown #moleg #mogov

The Missouri House Ethics Committee on Wednesday wrapped up an investigation into an obscene text message sent from one lawmaker to another during September’s legislative special session. #moleg #mogov

Boeing faces more pressure from Congress as St. Louis workers strike nears three months Union members narrowly rejected the company’s last contract offer, and in response Boeing leadership has vowed to accelerate efforts to hire permanent replacement workers. #moleg #mogov

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services issued an advisory Tuesday warning consumers of health risks it says are associated with a product called 7-OH. #moleg #mogov

‘How can you not worry?’: Missouri food pantries brace for families to lose federal aid #moleg #mogov

Thousands of preschoolers could lose access to Head Start due to shutdown #moleg #mogov

A ballot summary describing a proposed amendment to Missouri’s Constitution as “limiting parental choice in education” is sufficient, a Cole County judge ruled last week. #moleg #mogov

A new report shows Missouri has the potential to pull in $75 million in annual THC drink sales, dependent on how state leaders and law enforcement respond to the fast-growing, unregulated market. #moleg #mogov

In September, an average of 487 Missourians were waiting for a bed in a psychiatric hospital run by the state. The waitlist has grown by a third since September 2024 and almost 88% since September 2023. #moleg #mogov

The biggest unresolved question after a months-long study of the Missouri parole system is arguably the most important — what portion of a sentence must be served before an incarcerated person is eligible for release? #moleg #mogov

The first three bullet points of the ballot summary make no mention of the proposal’s main purpose, which is to require constitutional amendments put on the ballot by voters to obtain both a simple majority statewide and a majority in all eight congressional districts to pass. #moleg #mogov

When state lawmakers passed the bill allowing Missouri to collect sales tax on internet purchases, they also expanded an exemption for mining and manufacturing. Two counties that lost 20% of their sales tax revenue want the courts to nullify the law or force the state to replace the money. #moleg

US Senate committee slams Boeing for cutting health care to striking St. Louis workers #moleg #mogov

Shutdown likely to halt food aid for 42 million, including 650,000 Missourians #moleg #mogov

An appeals court upheld the dismissal of a whistleblower lawsuit against the Missouri House, concluding that even though former Speaker Dean Plocher may have "expressed a desire to supervise, control and remove" the chief clerk, he had no authority to actually do so. #moleg #mogov

The funding formula for Missouri’s public schools is poised for wide-ranging changes as work groups studying elements of the model reached the halfway point of their work at meetings on Monday. #moleg #mogov

The most popular idea for controlling property tax bills, the chairman of a Missouri House committee said Monday, is to set a separate tax rate for each of four types of property subject to the annual adjustments required in the state Constitution. #moleg #mogov

Missouri lost nearly 1.6M pounds of food aid since May due to cuts to a federal program that buys food from farmers and sends it to food banks. Meanwhile, Missouri's social services agency announced Monday it won't be able to issue November SNAP benefits because of the government shutdown. #moleg

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Missouri has lost nearly 1.6 million pounds of food aid since May due to sudden cuts to a federal program that buys food from U.S. farmers and sends it to food banks across the country. #moleg #mogov

Secretary of State Denny Hoskins says the summary of an IP seeking to repeal stadium subsidies is a "first bite at the apple" that can later be refined in the courts. Critics say that’s just a strategy to derail citizen-led campaigns and "waste the people’s time and resources.” #moleg #mogov

The ballot summary for an IP seeking to repeal stadium subsidies for the Chiefs and Royals says its approval would “likely cause the Kansas City Chiefs to move their stadium from Missouri to Kansas.” #moleg #mogov

No Kings rallies draw thousands across Missouri, bolster initiative petition campaigns #moleg #mogov

Lawsuit, threat of criminal charges part of GOP effort to block vote on Missouri map #moleg #mogov

The union representing 3,200 Boeing Defense workers on strike in the St. Louis area said it has filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the National Labor Relations Board against the company. #moleg #mogov

Court filing raises questions about source of gerrymandered Missouri congressional map #moleg #mogov

Missouri marijuana dispensaries may soon be able to offer curbside pickup, which would add to the drive-thru and delivery services already allowed with state approval. #moleg #mogov

How Missouri became a battleground over gender-affirming care #moleg #mogov

Abortion will remain available at Planned Parenthood clinics in Missouri, the Western District Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday, rejecting a request by the attorney general’s office to reinstate several restrictions on the procedure. #moleg #mogov

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A man sentenced to be executed at 6 p.m. Tuesday who has insisted upon his innocence was on Monday denied clemency by Gov. Mike Kehoe and refused a delay of his execution by judges in the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. #moleg #mogov

Governor denies clemency to a man sentenced to death by a Missouri judge #moleg #mogov

Upgrades are coming to Missouri’s Head Start nutrition programs after new federal funding #moleg #mogov via @thebeacon.bsky.social

State funding of private-school vouchers is primarily being used for Missouri students attending religious institutions, with nearly 98% of funding going toward Catholic, Christian, Jewish and Islamic schools. #moleg #mogov

Only Missouri and Indiana allow judges to impose capital punishment when a jury can’t decide whether to sentence a defendant to death. Lance Shockley is scheduled to be executed next week for a 2005 murder he maintains he did not commit. #moleg #mogov

Missouri GOP lawmaker accused by rival of lying about felony on candidate declaration #moleg #mogov

‘This shutdown feels different.’ States might not get repaid when government reopens #moleg #mogov

Federal judge rules against ICE in the warrantless arrests of 11 KC-area workers #moleg #mogov via @thebeacon.bsky.social

A Missouri company is taking an Iowa health care provider to court, accusing it of trying to poach dying hospice patients.

German chemical giant Bayer must pay a $600 million Missouri court judgment that found its herbicide Roundup causes cancer, a ruling the company says could hasten a decision to stop making the popular product. #moleg #mogov