Marshall Griffin

The Missouri House has passed legislation that declares any future federal ban on semi-automatic weapons or large capacity clips is "unenforceable" in Missouri.

An alternate Medicaid expansion bill that contained some reforms sought by Missouri House Republicans is all but dead this year.

The Missouri House has passed a Senate bill that would overhaul the state’s income and sales taxes, but not before making a few changes.

The Missouri Department of Social Services has announced it will scale back on its participation in a contract to move welfare recipients onto federal disability.

The Missouri House has given first-round approval to legislation that would overhaul the state’s conceal carry process.

A Missouri House committee heard testimony Monday on efforts to shift state welfare recipients onto federal disability.

After nearly eight hours of debate Monday, the Missouri Senate has passed next year’s state budget.

The roughly $25 billion spending plan still does not include Medicaid expansion, but not for a lack of trying by Democrats.  Minority Floor Leader Jolie Justus offered up an amendment that would’ve added $890 million to the Social Services budget, enough to expand Medicaid to around 260,000 Missourians next year.

The Missouri House has passed the so-called Second Amendment Preservation Act, less than 24 hours after it received first-round approval from the same body.

(Updated to include response from Mo. Sen. Kurt Schaefer)

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is denying claims that it took part in a joint request for Missouri’s list of conceal carry weapons holders. 

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is denying claims that it took part in a joint request for Missouri’s list of conceal carry weapons holders.