Missouri government

The GOP chief executive stressed that there needed to be an agreement before he calls lawmakers back to Jefferson City to renew the tax that's critical in funding Missouri's Medicaid program.

A three-judge panel on Wednesday upheld a federal judge’s decision last year that blocked Missouri from enforcing a 2019 law that banned most abortions at eight weeks and in cases where a fetus has Down syndrome.

Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s office responded to a May 20 lawsuit seeking for Medicaid rolls to be opened to 275,000 working-age adults, following a voter-approved constitutional amendment.

Gov. Mike Parson has signed a bill that advocates say will help prevent opioid abuse after nearly a decade of failed attempts.

Nicole Galloway was the Democratic Party's last statewide official standing since Republicans gained substantial ground in Missouri.

The court ruled the "paycheck protection" law, which was approved in 2018 and contained exceptions for police and other public safety unions, was unconstitutional.

The legislature failed to pass a bill that aimed to forgive nearly $150 million in mostly federal benefits given to thousands of Missourians mistakenly during the height of the pandemic.

Gov. Mike Parson hasn't made a decision about special sessions yet, but the list of calls from Missouri lawmakers continue to grow.

The Cole County case could be decided before the July 1 start date set in the Missouri constitution.

Unlike every other legal business in the state, marijuana companies are currently prohibited from deducting business expenses on their taxes.

Three Missouri residents who would be eligible for Medicaid coverage on July 1 filed a lawsuit Thursday that seeks an order to force the stalled expansion of the program

In Kansas and Missouri, public defenders have struggled for years with low pay and high caseloads.