Missouri

House Majority Leader Alex Riley will likely become Missouri’s speaker of the House after next year’s elections. But before then, he's responsible for shepherding Republican priorities like eliminating the state income tax.

Missouri arts and humanities leaders say Gov. Mike Kehoe's proposed budget for the arts would hurt programs across the state — including festivals, performances and museums like the Negro League Baseball Museum in Kansas City.

Como parte del esfuerzo para reducir la fuerza laboral federal prometido por el presidente, los trabajadores perdieron sus empleos. Los expertos afirman que el impacto será de gran alcance para la economía de la región y para las personas que dependen de los servicios federales.

While U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt is loudly supportive of the United States taking over Greenland and dismissive of the importance of the NATO alliance, his colleague U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley said he is not in favor of the move.

State regulators discovered cultivation licensees were bringing in clones, seeds and tissue cultures from other states, in violation of Missouri’s marijuana tracking regulations.

Four Notre Dame High School students will unveil a plaque next week marking the site of a notorious slave prison near Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis.

Under the proposed constitutional amendment sponsored by House Speaker Jon Patterson, sales tax could be imposed “on transactions involving any goods and services." But Patterson said that will be amended to prevent more taxes on fill-ups.

Missouri Republican lawmakers pushed through the bill last year in response to the campaign for an abortion rights amendment, and to protect against lawsuits over abortion restrictions still on the books.

Allergic reactions from alpha-gal syndrome can be dangerous to one's physical health — even deadly. But for hunters who deal with fur and blood, the tick-borne disease can also be a blow to their mental health.

Missouri state Rep. Cecelie Williams said the messages resurfaced trauma from past abuse. Lawmakers voted 138–10 to punish Dean for sending Williams obscene and unwanted texts, but stopped short of expulsion.

At a protest in the state Capitol on Wednesday, hundreds of Missourians urged lawmakers to respect their will on reproductive rights and paid sick leave — two measures that voters passed in 2024 but the legislature moved to reverse immediately after.

Dozens of people impacted by alpha-gal syndrome — a tick-borne allergy to mammalian products such as red meat and dairy — rallied at the Missouri capital Tuesday. There is no standard reporting for the disease so it's hard to know how common it is.