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The legislation, which includes blocking transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming health care like hormones or puberty blockers, had been held up with a filibuster over several days including more than 12 hours of debate from Monday afternoon to early Tuesday morning.
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Members of the Missouri House adjourned for spring break on Thursday, while the Senate left the night before. The break marks the halfway point of the session.
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A Missouri Senate committee heard two bills on Wednesday that would legalize sports betting. While one addresses only sports gambling, another also allows the establishment of video gaming terminals.
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Another Senate committee heard testimony Tuesday on legislation that would prohibit anyone from changing their birth certificate.
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State lawmakers see this session as a greater opportunity to pass some of their priorities.
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The Warrensburg Republican has been in the middle of efforts to legalize sports betting and to allow businesses to have video lottery machines on their premises.
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The bills the Missouri Senate advanced on Tuesday do contain an income tax cut and a series of agriculture tax credits, but do make significant changes compared to what Gov. Mike Parson initially requested.
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The budget includes raising the minimum pay for teachers, fully funding the state’s Medicaid program, including its expansion population, and income tax credits, as well as close to $3 billion in federal funding for projects across the state.
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Missouri lawmakers are considering the biggest expansion of gambling in the state since voters approved riverboat — and ultimately riverside — casinos three decades ago.
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While senators were initially scheduled to debate the map this week, ongoing negotiations and acrimony delayed the process.