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Missouri lawmakers move forward on school 'rangers' safety bill
16+ hour, 23+ min ago (347+ words) by Mathew Pilger | Apr 8, 2026 After clearing the Missouri Senate, a school safety bill that would create an optional new security program for schools is now headed to the Missouri House for more debate. The proposal, commonly referred to as the…...
Property tax freezes the big winner Tuesday in Missouri's municipal elections
1+ day, 8+ min ago (258+ words) by Marshall Griffin | Apr 8, 2026 The big winner from Tuesday's municipal elections? Freezing property taxes. The question was on the ballot in 97 Missouri counties. Voters in numerous counties across Missouri passed resolutions to freeze or limit how much property taxes can…...
Missourinet Sports Report
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (19+ words) Missourinet by Bill Pollock | Apr 8, 2026 Cardinals rally again. Blues playoff hopes take a hit....
Largest Illegal Slot Machine Operator Suspending Missouri Operations
20+ hour, 23+ min ago (109+ words) Missourinet Largest Illegal Slot Machine Operator Suspending Missouri Operations Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway (Official office portrait) "I am pleased to announce Torch Electronics has suspended all operations involving illegal gambling devices, effective this Friday, as a result of a…...
Gov. Kehoe signs three Missouri bills into law
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (428+ words) by Alisa Nelson | Apr 7, 2026 Gov. Mike Kehoe has signed three bills into law today, including one that goes after sex traffickers. State Rep. Ed Lewis, R-Moberly, and State Sen. Jill Carter, R-Newton County, are the bill sponsors. "This is a…...
Adult cabaret bills await Missouri Senate committee vote
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (297+ words) by Marshall Griffin | Apr 7, 2026 A pair of bills that would criminalize adult cabaret performances in Missouri is awaiting a State Senate committee vote. Both bills would make it a crime for female impersonators to perform on public property or anywhere…...
Missouri Senate Backs Revised MSHSAA Bill Focused on Appeals, Not Oversight
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (311+ words) by Mathew Pilger | Apr 7, 2026 The Missouri Senate has given initial approval to a revised bill that would change how certain disputes involving the Missouri State High School Activities Association are appealed. The bill is sponsored by Missouri Sen. Jason Bean,…...
What Missouri Voters Need to Know on Election Day
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (284+ words) by Mathew Pilger | Apr 7, 2026 Trump sailed to victory. So where did Harris go wrong? MU professor unpacks this question Many Missourians will head to the polls today for general municipal elections, with local measures and races dominating ballots across the…...
Missouri U. S. Sen. Eric Schmitt's name emerges in U. S. attorney general opening
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (189+ words) by Alisa Nelson | Apr 6, 2026 U. S. Senator Eric Schmitt's name has emerged for a key cabinet position in Washington, D. C. Last week, President Trump fired U. S. Attorney General Pam Bondi " leaving the top job open. National media reports have put Schmitt's name on the…...
Property Tax Question Heads to Missouri Voters Tuesday Amid Legal Challenge
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (205+ words) by Mathew Pilger | Apr 6, 2026 Missouri voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide a property tax question tied to Senate Bill 3, which appears on ballots in 97 of the state's 114 counties. The measure asks whether future property taxes on owner'occupied homes…...