Chad Perkins

Missouri’s Freedom Caucus wants Gov. Mike Kehoe to call a special session to redraw Cleaver’s Kansas City-based district.

Missouri’s House speaker declined to sign a letter calling for passage of the “Big Beautiful Bill,” citing its potential impact on the state’s Medicaid program.

One bill has an estimated cost of almost $1.3 billion, most of which is the result of proposed income tax changes.

House Speaker Pro Tem Chad Perkins says Cole County Circuit Judge Cotton Walker has too often decided cases in ways that buck GOP priorities.

Lawmakers have until 6 p.m. Friday to finish work before adjournment.

State Rep.-elect Chad Perkins, R-Bowling Green, talks about how his law enforcement experience could help inform debates around overhauling criminal justice matters in the Missouri House.