Chad Perkins

Republican legislators applaud as Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe says he is tasking the House and Senate to tackle illegal immigration in his inaugural State of the State address on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City. “Every state is truly a border state,” he said. “Missouri will work with President Trump to crack down on illegal immigration and the deadly drugs and criminals that have flooded through our borders.”

Government, Politics & Issues

Missouri House approves pair of wide-ranging tax bills including income tax changes

Evy Lewis

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

Cole County Circuit Court Judge Cotton Walker listens to arguments during a Sept. 8, 2022, hearing.

Government, Politics & Issues

Missouri House bill targets Republican judge over controversial rulings

Rudi Keller

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

Senate Minority Leader John Rizzo, D-Independence, talks with staff during session on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in Jefferson City. Senate Republican leadership has clashed with members of the Missouri Freedom Caucus holding up business.

Government, Politics & Issues

Missouri Senate Dems filibuster all night over plan to make constitution harder to amend

Jason Rosenbaum

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

State Rep.-elect Chad Perkins, R-Bowling Green

Government, Politics & Issues

Rep.-elect Chad Perkins On Northeast Missouri’s Deep Red Shift

Jason Rosenbaum

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.