State Rep. Tim Taylor, a Republican from Bunceton, speaks during Missouri House debate on Feb. 12 (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications). A revised property tax overhaul proposes to lower the minimum school levy — the lowest tax a district can impose and still qualify for state aid — by up to 20%, the first cut since…
State Rep. Dane Diehl, a Republican from Butler, opens the House debate on a bill to create ‘A’ through ‘F’ report cards for public schools on Thursday. The bill follows an executive order from Gov. Mike Kehoe to create a new accountability system for schools with easy-to-understand letter grades (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). Missouri Gov. Mike…
House Budget Committee Chairman Dirk Deaton, a Seneca Republican, speaks during budget debate in 2025. (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications) A supplemental spending bill pushing total state appropriations for the fiscal year to almost $55 billion was the first legislation sent to Gov. Mike Kehoe in this year’s session when the Missouri House voted 137-13 for…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detain an observer after making arrests in January in Minneapolis. Bills in more than half a dozen states would prohibit ICE agents at the polls, which is already illegal under federal law (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images). Several Democratic states are moving to bar federal immigration agents from being near polling…
The Cole County Courthouse in Jefferson City (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent) A ballot measure pushed by Republicans to change how majorities are calculated in Missouri for constitutional amendments proposed by initiative must clearly alert voters that is its intent, a Cole County judge ruled Wednesday. The decision from Circuit Judge Daniel Green is the written version…
Missouri House Speaker Jon Patterson, a Republican from Lee’s Summit, presenting his proposal for a statewide vote on eliminating the income tax during a January hearing of the House Commerce Committee (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent). The proposal to eliminate the state income tax is moving to the Missouri House floor following a party-line committee vote Wednesday….
Currently, corporate energy companies in Missouri are vertically integrated, an economic term that means they both make energy and distribute it to customers. Under Rep. Don Mayhew’s plan, the companies could do one or the other (Claire Powell/Missouri News Network). Don Mayhew believes in the free market. “We have choice in a lot of different…
Three-cueing, also known as the Meaning Structure Visual system, teaches kids to read by using context. Kids are encouraged to figure out unfamiliar words by looking for meaning, whether that be in the sentence, the grammar or any pictures (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images). A bill that would ban three-cueing and establish new reading assessments was discussed…
State Rep. Jamie Gragg, a Republican from Ozark, speaks during Missouri House debate on April 25, 2024 (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications). When Mark Ludwig lost shared custody of his son more than a decade ago, his life fell apart. “The devastation of losing my son who was my sole purpose in life, I couldn’t function,”…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, Republican of North Carolina, speaks as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee March 3, 2026. Tillis is among the lawmakers who have criticized Noem’s handling of immigration enforcement. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Republicans on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee mounted unusually blunt criticisms…
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