JEFFERSON CITY — Senate leaders will try again this morning to pass a jobs bill that caps historic preservation tax credits and increases several other business subsidies.

Senators made no progress on the bill during an evening session that didn’t…

UPDATE: Power was restored about 1 p.m. Ameren spokeswoman Susan Gallagher told the Associated Press that a black snake that slithered between two cables near the Capitol was the culprit.

During the outage, staffers, lobbyists and visitors were forced to…

JEFFERSON CITY — Never count out an abortion bill in the Missouri Legislature.

This year’s abortion bill, which would strengthen existing waiting period laws and add the crime of coercing an abortion, is back to life in the Missouri Senate. The…

JEFFERSON CITY — The two state education boards met today to discuss education from preschool to graduate school, and they heard from at least one person who is still hoping for a quality rating system.

Karen Bartz of the Coordinating Board for…

UPDATE: The various interest groups on both sides of the Ameren bill are weighing in on the news that the bill is likely dead: From Gregg Keller of Fair Electricity Rates Action Fund: “From day one, FERAF has negotiated in good…

Steve Tilley

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri representatives have been getting off easy, compared to the senators — most of the late nights have ended around 7 p.m. this session.

Not last night.

Last night, the House of Representatives powered through the first round…

Newt Gingrich speaks about health care

JEFFERSON CITY — Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich spoke about health care reform this morning at a panel called, “Creating a 21st Century Intelligent Health System in Missouri.”

Gingrich, R-Ga., said health care reform needs to…

JEFFERSON CITY — In the end, it wasn’t so much a debate but a skirmish.

The two sides in the debate over the Legislative session’s major utility bill dug their heels in for 10 hours of debate Tuesday afternoon that didn’t…

Charlie Shields

This post is from education writer Nancy Cambria.

Looks like it could be once, twice, three strikes you’re out for a proposal to create a 5-star quality rating system for Missouri’s licensed child care facilities.

Equating it with restaurant and hotel…

JEFFERSON CITY — In an early morning vote that had to be done not once, but twice, the Missouri Senate today passed a bill that would allow teachers in the city of St. Louis to leave the traditional tenure track…