The story of a Missouri foster teen fighting to stay with her baby highlights systemic issues lawmakers say they've spent ...

While there will be a flurry of last-minute maneuvering, lawmakers have had ample time to address some needs for Missouri and ...

The Missouri Senate appears on the verge of rekindling a 50-year-old fight over the role of the lieutenant governor.

Amber Schmidtke, a microbiologist, remembers feeling a tinge of relief five years ago as COVID spread across communities. At ...

Missouri’s paid sick leave law went into effect Thursday, allowing thousands of qualified employees to begin accruing paid ...

A nonprofit filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to overturn a Missouri law requiring minors to get parental consent before ...

In Missouri, a provision requiring educators to use phonics to teach reading was added to an open enrollment bill that ...

The Missouri Senate on Tuesday approved 13 budget bills appropriating almost $50 billion for state operations in the coming ...

There are more than half a billion dollars in earmarked items in the Missouri state budget that is being debated in the state ...

A child welfare bill banning child marriage and prohibiting the state from seizing foster children’s Social Security benefits ...

Missouri’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Proposition A, the voter-approved law expanding paid sick leave and increasing the ...

Hailey, a Missouri teen in foster care, was denied an abortion, then said the state worked to keep her from parenting her ...