Missouri General Assembly
Winners and Losers of Missouri’s 2023 Legislative Session
Just 43 of more than 3,000 non-budget bills introduced during the 2023 session of the Missouri General Assembly passed. Here are the winners and losers.
Missouri Lawmakers Enter Final Week of Session with Major GOP Priorities Unfinished
Changes to the initiative petition process and a ban on transgender health care are bills Missouri Republicans hope to finalize before the 2023 session ends.
Sports Wagering Bill Remains Mired in Missouri Senate Split Over Gambling Expansion
The odds that the Missouri General Assembly will pass sports gambling legislation during this year’s session area dwindling.
Missouri House Approves Sports Wagering Bill
The Missouri House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a bill to legalize sports wagering in the state.
Missouri Capitol Showdown Looms Over Kansas City Landfill
The prospect of a landfill on the edge of Kansas City near a golf course community has pitted several mayors against a company with an army of lobbyists.
Missouri Lawmakers Reconvene Focused on Sports Betting, Teacher Pay, Initiative Petitions
For a vocal slice of Missouri’s population, sports wagering is the most important item on the agenda as lawmakers begin their annual session.
Sports Wagering Bills Moving Toward Missouri House Debate Amid Efforts to Boost Tax Rates
A bill to legalize sports wagering is heading to the House floor for debate following a committee vote Tuesday. Three other bills legalizing sports wagering will have public hearings Wednesday in the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Push for Expanded Missouri Gambling Puts Casinos, Video Operators in Opposing Camps
Approving video lottery would produce more than 10 times the new state revenue of sports wagering and drive cash-prize video games of debated legality out of Missouri, a newly updated report contends.
Parson Signs $4.6B Spending Plan, House Approves Bill Targeting Medicaid Expansion
The first bill sent to Gov. Mike Parson from this year’s legislative session includes a pay raise for state employees, money to fund Medicaid through the end of the fiscal year and federal COVID-19 recovery funding for schools.
Missouri Legislature Set to Convene with Packed Agenda — and Continued GOP Infighting
Missouri lawmakers will return to the Capitol at noon on Wednesday faced with a lengthy to-do list and still simmering dysfunction.