Freedom Caucus

Eigel, a state senator from Weldon Spring and a member of the far-right Missouri Freedom Caucus, was previously considered unlikely to win the Republican nomination to replace Gov. Mike Parson, but polls now show a tighter race. Here's where he stands on some of the biggest issues facing the state, including abortion, immigration, and tax cuts.

A gridlocked Missouri Senate was unsuccessful in passing a measure to change how voters can amend the state constitution. But the legislature did pass measures relating to public safety and ranked-choice voting.

In a rare instance of triumph for Missouri Democrats, an effort to raise the bar to amend the state constitution — a central GOP priority — was defeated.

In a win for abortion rights advocates, Missouri lawmakers admit that a bill making it harder to change the Missouri Constitution looks unlikely to pass this session.

Missouri Senate Democrats ended their 50-hour-long, round-the-clock filibuster after a proposal restricting citizen initiative petitions got sent back to committee. Members of the far-right Freedom Caucus said the decision showed a lack of courage from fellow Republicans.

While the Missouri Senate is expected to zero in on a measure making it harder for voters to amend the constitution, the House looks to finish work on reauthorizing a key tax to fund the state’s Medicaid program.

The deadline for the legislature to pass the budget for the upcoming fiscal year is 6 p.m. Friday.

Under protest by members of the far-right Missouri Freedom Caucus, the upper chamber adjourned without taking up any bills. But a state constitutional deadline is coming on Friday, a deadline that's only been missed once before.

For nearly 30 hours, the conservative faction has blocked a vote on Medicaid funding, demanding that the Missouri Senate passes an unrelated resolution making it harder to amend the constitution. The Federal Reimbursement Allowance accounts for roughly a third of the funding for the state Medicaid system.

The Missouri Freedom Caucus, a faction of the state GOP, has vowed to debate the budget in detail and attempt to cut hundreds of millions in spending. That could push final votes on spending past the constitutional deadline of May 10.

Missouri is one of 11 states with formal chapters of the State Freedom Caucus Network, which aims to push Republicans to the right on issues such as immigration, voting access and transgender restrictions. But other Republicans say that the caucus members are more interested in grandstanding than policymaking.

Factional warfare marks passage of Republican priority as Freedom Caucus members denounce leadership for stripping out provisions labeled ‘ballot candy.’