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Missouri state senators voted down a proposal early Wednesday to ban discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation, in what was a loss for LGBT advocates. Democratic state Sen. Jill Schupp’s amendment would have banned discrimination against lesbian, gay, ...

Senate debate on a bill to make it harder for workers to sue for discrimination in Missouri went on for hours late into Tuesday night as Democrats slammed the proposal as a way to remove punishments for intolerance in the ...

Two Missouri prison employees on Thursday claimed there are problems ranging from low pay to scant accountability in state prisons to a legislative panel investigating the state’s troubled Department of Corrections. Northeast Correctional Center storekeeper Travis Case said work is ...

Missouri lawmakers are considering a “bathroom bill” targeting transgender children in public schools, despite a backlash that North Carolina faced over a broader law limiting bathroom use in all public buildings. Republican sponsor Sen. Ed Emery said the goal is ...

Interest in concealed carry permits in Missouri appears to be dropping after passage of a new law making them unnecessary to carry hidden guns and other weapons in many places, according to Highway Patrol data provided to The Associated Press. ...

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court a ruling over a California law that prohibits the sale of eggs from chickens that are not raised in accordance with strict space requirements, the Republican told The ...

A Missouri Republican legislator has come under strong criticism for cutting the microphone to silence the head of the state’s NAACP chapter, who was speaking out at a public hearing against a bill that would restrict discrimination lawsuits. A video ...

Missouri Republican lawmakers plan to pursue numerous other labor-related bills during the final three months of the legislative session, even after passing a bill banning mandatory union fees. When Republican Gov. Eric Greitens was inaugurated in January, it opened the ...

Missouri lawmakers on Thursday sent a bill banning mandatory union fees to new Republican Gov. Eric Greitens, who has promised to sign the so-called right-to-work measure that was vetoed by his Democratic predecessor. Greitens’ signature would make Missouri the 28th ...

Missouri senators on Monday voted to deny a pay raise for themselves and other elected officials following pressure from Republican Gov. Eric Greitens and hours of sometimes combative debate that continued late into the night. Senators voted 25-2 against the ...

As President Donald Trump rolls out plans to build a wall on the Mexican border and considers blocking refugees, Missouri lawmakers are trying again to pass a bill aimed at cracking down on deported immigrants who come back and commit ...