Missouri House

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A measure that aims to address criticisms of Missouri's municipal courts voiced by protesters and activists in the wake of the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson is advancing. The Missouri House approved a measure 131-19 yesterday that would lower the amount of money local governments could collect from minor traffic violations...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has decided not to adopt the Senate's changes to a proposal aimed at fixing flaws in the state's student transfer law. The measure is aimed at reducing costs for struggling districts and ensuring students receive a quality education...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lawmakers have passed a bill that would cut the amount of time Missouri residents can receive welfare benefits by more than a year. The measure, which next goes to Governor Jay Nixon's desk, would cap the lifetime limit on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits from five years to three years and nine months...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Increasing costs for drugs in Missouri's Medicaid program are likely to continue to increase, driven by pricey specialty drugs and the rising cost of generic medications. The Missouri House gave initial approval Thursday to a supplemental budget for this year with costs partly driven by the high cost of providing a new Hepatitis C medication...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has passed legislation aimed at addressing ethics concerns in the only state that allows both unlimited campaign contributions and lobbyist gifts while permitting lawmakers to immediately become lobbyists after leaving office...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri could limit the number of official creatures, foods and other state symbols under a bill up for a vote in the House. The Post-Dispatch reports the bill has been introduced by Republican Representative Tom Flanigan of Carthage...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Any advertisements or educational materials paid for with taxpayer funds would have to carry a notice of that fact under a bill supporters say will increase transparency. The measure to require a notice that taxpayer funds were used for radio, television, print and electronic communications to the public was approved by the House yesterday by a 125-28 vote...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two proposals aimed at addressing concerns with Missouri's student transfer law gained initial approval from the state House and Senate Tuesday. The current transfer law allows students in failing districts to switch schools at the expense of their home district, which has meant financial hardships for some schools when students flock elsewhere...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Rep. Nathan Beard will serve on the House committee responsible for addressing issues important to Missouri’s more than 550,000 veterans. Beard was appointed by House Speaker John J. Diehl, Jr. to serve as a member of the House Veterans Committee for the 98th General Assembly...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Members of a Missouri House committee say they support changes to the state's ethics laws but further clarification is needed. Lawmakers say blanket limits on lobbyist gifts need to have a clear time frame or other parameters...