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Rabbi Daniel Bogard has testified at the Missouri State Capitol twenty times in the past twenty years. KBIA's Meghan Lee sat down with Bogard to learn more about trans rights and its connections to the Jewish faith.
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Diapers aren’t luxury items, but they’re considered as such in Missouri’s tax code.
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The Missouri Senate passed a slate of gubernatorial appointments the same day a Senate committee approved a resolution making it harder to amend the state’s constitution.
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Last session, the Missouri legislature passed a law barring transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming care like puberty blockers and hormone treatment. Now, lawmakers are seeking to build upon that legislation by removing the sunset date from the original bill.
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A Missouri law passed in 2022 deletes the names of victims and witnesses in court documents, which experts say has made Missouri courts the least transparent in the nation.
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Congress kicked the can down the road by failing to negotiate a new farm bill last year. The bill has been extended through the end of September, but experts say it won't be easy for lawmakers to approve a new plan.
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Missouri GOP leaders say LGBTQ+ issues will take a back seat to child care, education policy in 2024Republicans last year passed restrictions on gender-affirming health care for minors and sex-based limits on participating in school sports.
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The Missouri House has passed the “Save Adolescents From Experimentation,” or SAFE bill, which bans gender-affirming care for anyone under the age of 18.With two days left in the legislative session, the House voted to pass the bill 108 to 50.It has been a tumultuous few months, and there are still uncertainties about the status of gender-affirming care for trans Missourians.
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Right now, there’s a lot of uncertainty around gender-affirming care in Missouri. There are pending bans from the Attorney General’s office and bills being considered in both the Missouri House and SenateEven the governor has made it a top priority – threatening a special session if the bills are not passed by the end of this year's legislative session – Friday, May 12 at 6:00 p.m.KBIA’s Briana Heaney sat down with Ryan Fisher from PROMO, an LGBTQ+ advocacy organization about how this is impacting trans Missourians.
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Legislation considered Wednesday in a Missouri state Senate committee would bolster the state’s abortion ban.