Protesters gather to watch Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder and others speak

JEFFERSON CITY — The national tea party protests made it to the steps of the Missouri Capitol today.

The protests, which target “reckless spending” in the federal government, are planned by…

JEFFERSON CITY — A Senate committee has signaled its strong disapproval of bonuses that a state pension fund recently gave to its investment staff.

The Senate Appropriations Committee voted today to cut $300,000 from the state’s contribution to the Missouri State…

JEFFERSON CITY — Sen. Joan Bray won a tentative victory today when the Senate Appropriations Committee agreed to put $2 million in the budget for a smoking cessation program.

Bray, D-University City, sought the funds to help low-income pregnant women on…

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JEFFERSON CITY — Sen. Jolie Justus, D-Kansas City, has  sponsored a resolution that would urge the U.S. Congress to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution.

“It sends the message that Missouri doesn’t tolerate discrimination of any sort, that in Missouri men and…

The Senate today laid over a resolution sponsored by Senate Majority Floor Leader Kevin Engler, R-Farmington, that allows them to use laptops on the floor of the Senate.

The issue has been somewhat controversial despite the suport of Senate President Pro Tem Charlie Shields,…

The Missouri Senate almost unanimously rejected pay increases for themselves today, the last day they could act before those pay raises would automatically go into effect.

The Missouri Citizens’ Commission recommended elected officials receive the same cost of living increase as…

As Sen. Charlie Shields said, the Missouri Senate is “rapidly” moving “into the ’90s.” Today, a Senate rules committee approved a resolution that would allow Missouri senators to use laptops on the floor of the Senate.

Currently, the rules prohibit the use…

Gov. Jay Nixon just announced that he and GOP leaders have reached agreement on a key facet of next year’s budget: how much revenue the state is likely to collect.

General revenue is expected to grow 1 percent in the fiscal…

Missouri Senate leaders reacted this morning to the news that Gov. Jay Nixon and the state’s university presidents have agreed to cap tuition hikes in 2010 as long as state funding for higher education remains stable.

“It strikes me as…

As probably was the case with their counterparts around the U.S., the Missouri Republican Party had a roster of speakers lined up this morning offering criticism of the new Democratic veep contender, Joe Biden.

In St. Louis, Biden’s former colleague, ex-U.S.…