Lilley Halloran
Statehouse Reporting Intern, St. Louis Public RadioLilley Halloran is the statehouse reporting intern at St. Louis Public Radio. She is studying Journalism and Constitutional Democracy at the University of Missouri.
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The Missouri House also passed legislation Thursday creating cross-reporting requirements for child and animal abuse cases. Here's what bills are moving through the legislature. -
The legislation underwent major changes in the Senate, including new reporting requirements for all forms of discrimination. But some House Democrats still dissented, saying it will discourage discussion about the Middle East. -
A week after an initial vote failed, dozens of Missouri representatives reversed their votes on legislation to expand a state program that allows adults to obtain their high school diplomas virtually.
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The bill would allow utility companies in Missouri to include the cost of building nuclear plants in their rates for customers. Despite opposition from Democrats who say nuclear power is dangerous and the cost too burdensome, it now heads to the Senate. -
The Missouri House passed over 20 bills on Thursday, sending most of them to the Senate. It is unclear how many of them will make it to Gov. Mike Kehoe. -
The suit alleges that Kansas City-based CBD American Shaman failed to disclose the highly addictive effects of the drug 7-OH, which is available in gas stations and smoke shops across the state. -
Lawmakers are leaving Jefferson City for a week having sent a total of four bills to Gov. Mike Kehoe's desk, one more than last year at this point.
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The Missouri House also approved sex trafficking legislation on Thursday. -
The legislation makes it easier for juveniles to be tried as adults and sets strict requirements for how long inmates must be imprisoned before they're eligible for parole. -
Anti-capital punishment advocates say the death penalty is costlier to taxpayers than life in prison because many defendants appeal their sentences, and the appeals process can force victims’ families to relive their trauma.
