Even though Donald Trump has departed from his anti-war campaign rhetoric, Missouri Republicans have largely supported the attacks on Iran and opposed efforts to reign in the president's war powers.

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.

Current law states nurse practitioners and other advanced practice nurses must have a collaborative agreement with a physician in order to prescribe certain medications.

Child welfare advocates say Kansas foster care regulations unintentionally tear families apart. State law forced one family to decide between asking their adopted son to move out when he turned 18 or send four younger boys out of their foster home.

Missouri sends the bulk of its funds from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program — intended to help families get into the workforce so they no longer need government aid — to crisis pregnancy centers, which are frequently faith-based and anti-abortion.

Gov. Mike Kehoe cut funding for public transportation last year. In January, he proposed eliminating another $5 million from the public transit budget.

The state will use candy and soda definitions that are already set in its food and sales tax laws.

The state House has approved legislation that would allow more than 53,000 people supervised by the state to vote.

Organizers said the objective is to generate money for the party’s campaign activities and to rally support for the constitutional right of individuals to possess firearms for self-defense.

Public ownership of the new Chiefs stadium would shield bonds for the project from the federal income tax.

The Missouri secretary of state may be given additional subpoena power to investigate complaints of election fraud under a bill that now heads to the state Senate.

Gov. Laura Kelly originally refused to hand over the data, leading the federal government to threaten withholding SNAP funds. The governor said she received additional privacy guarantees for how the data will be used.