Nick Schroer

Democratic state Sen. Patty Lewis of Kansas City says a special session on congressional redistricting could backfire on Republicans in a number of ways.

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

St. Louis lawmakers say intoxicating hemp seltzers and edibles pose a health risk because they’re unregulated.

A bill that would have insulated Bayer and other chemical companies from some lawsuits failed when bipartisan opposition arose in the Missouri Senate.

The bill was prompted by legislation in some communities that bars landlords from denying leases to renters on the grounds that they receive housing assistance.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department will no longer be under the control of the mayor’s office and instead will be overseen by a governor-appointed board.

The Senate is expected to approve the bill on Monday. Because the Senate made changes to the House bill, it would go back to that chamber for another vote.

The Senate also approved a bill that would ban cellphones in schools, and another that would limit the power of the courts to change ballot language.

The legislation heard in Senate and House committees would place the St. Louis police department under a governor-appointed board.

Denton Loudermill wants state Sens. Rick Brattin, Denny Hoskins and Nick Schroer to prove their social media accounts are protected as official legislative business.