Raychel Proudie /tags/raychel-proudie Raychel Proudie en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:24:24 GMT Missouri House committees pass St. Louis storm relief and stadium funding /government-politics-issues/2025-06-10/missouri-house-committees-pass-st-louis-storm-relief-and-stadium-funding If the House does not make any changes to the legislation, the bills could pass the entire legislature on Wednesday. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:24:24 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-06-10/missouri-house-committees-pass-st-louis-storm-relief-and-stadium-funding Sarah Kellogg Missouri legislature passes sweeping tax bill, eliminating capital gains tax /government-politics-issues/2025-05-07/missouri-legislature-passes-sweeping-tax-bill-eliminating-capital-gains-tax The legislation contains other tax provisions, including eliminating the state sales tax on diapers and feminine hygiene products. Wed, 07 May 2025 21:42:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-05-07/missouri-legislature-passes-sweeping-tax-bill-eliminating-capital-gains-tax Sarah Kellogg Missouri House passes bill to void nondisclosure agreements in child sex abuse cases /news-briefs/2025-04-23/missouri-house-passes-bill-void-non-disclosure-agreements-child-sex-abuse-cases Bipartisan supporters of the bill say that nondisclosure agreements are often used to silence underage victims and prevent them from speaking out. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT /news-briefs/2025-04-23/missouri-house-passes-bill-void-non-disclosure-agreements-child-sex-abuse-cases Evy Lewis Missouri House advances amendment that would repeal state abortion rights /government-politics-issues/2025-04-15/missouri-house-advances-amendment-that-would-repeal-state-abortion-rights The resolution, if passed by the Senate and then by voters, would repeal the abortion rights currently in Missouri’s constitution that were approved by residents in November. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 23:31:03 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-04-15/missouri-house-advances-amendment-that-would-repeal-state-abortion-rights Sarah Kellogg Bill expands who can ask for a radioactive waste investigation in Missouri /government-politics-issues/2025-04-10/bill-expands-who-can-ask-for-a-radioactive-waste-investigation-in-missouri The legislation also removes the cap on how much can be spent on an investigation. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 21:56:36 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-04-10/bill-expands-who-can-ask-for-a-radioactive-waste-investigation-in-missouri Sarah Kellogg Missouri House passes state takeover of St. Louis police department /government-politics-issues/2025-02-20/missouri-house-passes-state-takeover-of-st-louis-police-department The House also passed legislation barring state funds from going to diversity, equity and inclusion programs and a bill shielding companies from having to place specific cancer warnings on pesticides. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:31:51 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-02-20/missouri-house-passes-state-takeover-of-st-louis-police-department Sarah Kellogg Missouri legislators seek to overturn abortion rights passed under Amendment 3 /government-politics-issues/2025-02-05/missouri-legislators-seek-to-overturn-abortion-rights-passed-under-amendment-3 The resolution, if passed by voters, would remove the provisions that were in Amendment 3 and instead allow abortion only in cases of rape, incest, medical emergencies or fetal anomalies. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-02-05/missouri-legislators-seek-to-overturn-abortion-rights-passed-under-amendment-3 Sarah Kellogg Missouri lawmakers eye higher pay for state Children's Division workers /2024-01-29/missouri-lawmakers-eye-higher-pay-for-state-children-division-workers The starting salary for an child abuse investigator is around $43,000 a year. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 22:16:47 GMT /2024-01-29/missouri-lawmakers-eye-higher-pay-for-state-children-division-workers Jason Rosenbaum Over 6,000 St. Louis-area child abuse and neglect cases remain open due to staff shortages /government-politics-issues/2023-09-06/over-6000-st-louis-area-child-abuse-and-neglect-cases-remain-open-due-to-staff-shortages Only 16 investigators are looking into child abuse and neglect claims in St. Louis and St. Louis County. The head of the Missouri Children’s Division says that number should be closer to 60. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-09-06/over-6000-st-louis-area-child-abuse-and-neglect-cases-remain-open-due-to-staff-shortages Jason Rosenbaum Missouri budget agreement includes $2.8 billion to expand I-70 across the state /government-politics-issues/2023-05-03/missouri-budget-agreement-includes-2-8-billion-to-expand-i-70-across-the-state The Senate’s plan to go beyond the $860 million initially proposed to expand Interstate 70 remained in the budget agreed to by a Senate-House conference committee Wednesday night. Other Senate positions that remained were state funding for public libraries and the elimination of anti-DEI language in the budget. Thu, 04 May 2023 04:28:44 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-05-03/missouri-budget-agreement-includes-2-8-billion-to-expand-i-70-across-the-state Sarah Kellogg