JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bills to revamp Missouri’s tax structure are advancing in the Republican-led Legislature. Lawmakers passed several bills Thursday to collect online sales taxes and raise the gas tax. Missouri currently doesn’t require out-of-state businesses to collect sales taxes on Missourians’ online purchases. The House and Senate approved bills to change that.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has passed a bill to allow guns on public transportation. The GOP-led chamber on Monday voted 124-32 to send the proposal to the Senate. The measure would allow people with concealed carry permits to bring firearms on the Kansas City Streetcar, St. Louis buses and other public…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators have advanced a bill that would shield hospitals, manufacturers and other businesses from lawsuits over alleged wrongdoing during the coronavirus pandemic. Senators gave the measure initial approval Wednesday after hours of debate and negotiations. Proponents say hospitals and manufacturers that stepped up to make masks shouldn’t be penalized for…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are heading back to the Capitol for the start of what’s guaranteed to be an unusual session amid the coronavirus pandemic. The roughly five-month annual legislative session begins Wednesday. Some precautions will be in place to avoid spreading COVID-19. House and Senate administrative staff must wear face masks, for…
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) – Missouri’s tradition-bound Senate is installing an audio monitoring system in its committee hearing rooms so employees, lobbyists and the public can listen to debate in their homes or offices as the pandemic rages. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Senate Administrator Patrick Baker said the changes could mean fewer people in…
(Associate Press) St. Louis Republican Senate candidate Josh Hawley used Thursday night’s debate to paint Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill as too liberal for the increasingly red state of Missouri. McCaskill hammered her challenger over his positions on health care and said Trump’s wall was unnecessary. The two squared-off about Federal Tax-cuts and pre-existing healthcare medical…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have passed a bill to expand treatment courts. Senators voted 29-0 in favor of the bill during a special session Friday. The bill now heads to Gov. Mike Parson. Lawmakers passed a wide-ranging bill with a similar provision during their annual legislative session that ended in May. But…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House is advancing a bill to protect private businesses from lawsuits if they give preference to veterans in hiring or promotion. The measure would shield businesses that favor veterans, spouses of veterans and spouses of veterans who have died. The bill is one of Republican Gov. Eric Greitens’…
By BLAKE NELSON, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Senate is considering whether to permanently unplug the state’s touchscreen machines amid concerns that electronic voting machines might be susceptible to hackers. The proposal, which already passed the House in a 108-31 vote, would require voters to use paper ballots exclusively. Machines could still…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Senate has approved a measure to make it easier for state agencies to share information about potential child abuse. The measure, passed Thursday in a 31-0 vote, was partially in response to the death of Adrian Jones, a Kansas boy killed by his father and stepmother in 2015…