Missouri House Republicans voted Thursday to advance a bill prohibiting thousands of legally present immigrants from receiving federal food assistance, restricting what recipients can buy with those benefits and excluding most refugees and asylees from Medicaid. #moleg #mogov
Advocates for cancer patients, people with developmental disabilities and their caregivers urged Missouri lawmakers Wednesday to reject a proposal writing Medicaid work requirements into the state Constitution. #moleg #mogov
What began as a divisive bill focused on antisemitism passed the Senate unanimously after a negotiated rewrite — but the House now has to decide whether to accept the broader version. #moleg #mogov
Torch Electronics told Missouri retailers it will switch off its machines Friday as Attorney General Catherine Hanaway and federal prosecutors pursue a joint criminal investigation. #moleg #mogov
The proprietors of a now-shuttered Southwest Missouri boarding school are facing a new lawsuit by a former student alleging trafficking across several states, coerced labor, isolation and sexualized punishment while she was underage. #moleg #mogov
Legislation signed by Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe allows prosecutors to request a hearing to certify a young person as an adult and increases the minimum prison time adults must serve before becoming eligible for parole. #moleg #mogov
A top business lobbying group is stepping up its opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment to replace the Missouri income tax with sales taxes, arguing Missouri is already an attractive place to do business. #moleg #mogov
Governor Kehoe Signs Three Bills into Law - governor.mo.gov/press-releas... #MO #MOLeg #MOGov #MOHouse #MOSenate
5calls.org/issue/stop-i... spoke with a person in Alford’s office! 😱 voicemails left with Schmitt and Hawley #moleg #mogov Emailed them today too
Gov. Kehoe has signed SB 888, HB 2273, HB 1908 - governor.mo.gov/press-releas... #MO #MOGov #MOLeg #MOHouse #MOSenate
A bill making it clear that pregnancy cannot prevent a divorce from being finalized was signed into law Tuesday by Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe. #moleg #mogov
Multicultural student organizations at the University of Missouri are losing tens of thousands in direct funding as campus leadership cites federal guidance on diversity, equity and inclusion. #moleg #mogov
New: Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas' administration audited The Star’s coverage for bias against city government, according to the staffer who performed the review and internal emails.
But Mayor Lucas denies ordering it. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
An effort to set guardrails for artificial intelligence in Missouri is running into fear that any state regulation could put federal broadband money at risk. #moleg #mogov
Democrats are contesting more House seats, but the bigger test is whether they can back those campaigns with the kind of coordinated support Republicans have spent years building. #moleg #mogov
A push to strengthen Missouri’s anti-SLAPP law is moving again, with supporters arguing the change could make weak defamation suits far riskier to file. #moleg #mogov
A tax question on local ballots around the state on Tuesday could also shape the future of county disability boards, which help fund services many families rely on. #moleg #mogov
The DOJ is getting involved in Missouri AG Catherine Hanaway’s lawsuit against a nonprofit governing body for high school sports and activities, accusing the organization of sex and race discrimination for denying a board position to a white man. #moleg #mogov
An update from SOS Denny Hoskins on the 6th District:
Originally, Hoskins said filing would reopen next week since the incumbent, Sam Graves, dropped out at the last minute. The SOS now says Graves withdrew before the window that would trigger the re-opening of candidate filing. #moleg #mogov
The Missouri Supreme Court last week threw out a state law that prohibited groups like the League of Women Voters from using paid workers in voter registration drives. #moleg #mogov via @jonshorman.bsky.social
The Missouri House gave bipartisan approval Thursday to legislation that would help Medicaid recipients get healthy, locally grown food if they have been diagnosed with chronic diet-related illnesses. #moleg #mogov
A wide-ranging health care bill that includes a provision expanding doula services for low-income families across the state passed out of the Missouri House on Thursday. #moleg #mogov
It’s the fourth year the chamber has sent the legislation to the Senate, where it has foundered. Blocked in 2023 and 2024 by members of the Missouri Freedom Caucus, it hit roadblocks from a handful of GOP senators in 2025 who argued it could penalize stay-at-home parents. #moleg #mogov
