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Mo. House passes English driver's license mandate

The Missouri House has passed legislation requiring drivers license exams to be given in English only . The final debate boiled down to safety versus respect for immigrants. State Representative...

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Bill dealing with workers' comp & 2nd Injury Fund approved by Mo. House

The Missouri House has given first-round approval to another workers compensation bill . Governor Jay Nixon (D) vetoed a similar bill last month that originated in the Senate . The House version...

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Mo. House passes workers' comp, 2nd Injury Fund fix

The Missouri House has passed its version of a workers compensation bill that also proposes to fix the states ailing Second Injury Fund. The vote again fell mostly along party lines, passing 92 to 56,...

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Scaled-back workers' comp bill sent to Mo. Gov. Nixon

The Missouri House and Senate have both passed a scaled-back version of a workers compensation reform bill. The measure would bar employees from suing each other over workplace injuries and illnesses,...

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Politically Speaking: Sen. Schatz on floods, transportation needs and that...

On this week’s edition of the Politically Speaking podcast, St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies are pleased to welcome state Sen. Dave Schatz to the program for the first time....

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On the Trail: Do lawmakers have the political fortitude to pass a...

Even though transportation experts have been sounding the alarm for years, lawmakers and voters haven’t come to a definitive solution to get money funds for the state's roads and bridges. A bid to...

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Some question the limits to legislating the Missouri legislature

At the tail end of a recent episode of the Politically Speaking podcast, state Sen. Jill Schupp was asked a fairly straightforward question: Had her colleagues learned anything from the resignations of...

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Chesterfield may soon get to keep more of its sales tax

The Missouri Senate has approved a change to St. Louis County’s complicated and controversial system for distributing a 1-cent sales tax. Now, it’s up to the Missouri House whether to support or reject...

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St. Louis County voters won't decide on law enforcement sales tax

Voters in parts of St. Louis County won't get a chance to vote anytime soon on a sales tax increase for St. Louis County Police Department. And St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger is not happy...

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On the Trail: Greitens banks on lawmakers to pass tighter ethics rules

If Missourians were near a television screen over the past year, they probably caught wind of how Eric Greitens wanted to overhaul the ethical culture in Jefferson City. His advertisements weren’t...

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Advocates for immigrants, refugees lobby Missouri lawmakers

Updated at 8 p.m. with Senate giving first approval to immigration bill — Advocates for immigrants and refugees in Missouri have more on their minds than the revised executive order President Donald...

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No pass-fail here: Grading Missouri lawmakers on the 2017 regular session

As students across Missouri receive their final report cards, the age-old measurement of progress and success, St. Louis Public Radio decided to hand them out for Missouri legislators, too. We’ve...

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