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Missouri senators early Thursday morning passed legislation to require new abortion restrictions, such as annual health inspections of clinics, and to overturn a St. Louis ordinance that bans discrimination based on the procedure. The measure passed 20-8 after little public ...

New data released Wednesday show black drivers in Missouri were 75 percent more likely than whites to be pulled over last year, the highest level since the state began compiling data on traffic stops 17 years ago. The annual report ...

During his first legislative session in office, many top pro-business priorities of Missouri’s new Republican Gov. Eric Greitens passed with strong support from the GOP-led Legislature. But bills to strengthen state ethics laws — an underlying campaign pledge of Greitens’ ...

Missouri senators voted early Wednesday to give residents the option of whether to get a driver’s license that complies with a federal identification requirement, which would allow people to board airplanes and enter military bases. Missouri is one of only ...

While some Republican legislative leaders say they’re glad to work with Missouri GOP Gov. Eric Greitens to make top conservative priorities law, the new governor’s involved and sometimes aggressive leadership style has also meant intraparty clashes throughout the legislative session ...

Missouri local governments would no longer be able to require union working conditions for public construction projects under a bill passed Thursday by the Republican-led Legislature. Counties, cities and other local governments currently have the option to issue bid requirements ...

The Missouri Department of Revenue provided records on tax refunds Thursday, after the Democratic auditor issued a subpoena that the Republican governor’s spokesman claimed was a “political stunt.” Auditor Nicole Galloway on Wednesday issued a subpoena for information to check ...

House members on Monday voted to make Missouri the last state to adopt a prescription drug monitoring program aimed at cutting back at opioid misuse and doctor shopping. Lawmakers voted 102-54 in favor of creating a database that tracks when ...

A proposal that received initial approval Wednesday in the Missouri House would ban cities from using red-light cameras and end programs already in place. Such programs previously were dealt a setback when the Missouri Supreme Court found legal and constitutional ...

Missouri House members on Wednesday voted down a proposal to gradually raise the state’s minimum wage to $11, then gave initial approval to a bill to block St. Louis from raising the city’s local minimum wage. Democrats tried and failed ...

The Missouri Senate on Thursday passed a bill to create a statewide prescription drug tracking database, which could bring Missouri into line with every other state. Senators voted 20-13 in favor of a database to track when prescriptions for controlled ...