Missouri Republicans are advancing bills to roll back newly approved paid sick leave and abortion rights laws, setting up a legislative showdown before the session ends Friday, May 16.

Celeste Athon had played softball from the day she was old enough to sign up for a local youth league. She’d never felt like this before. Athon, a second base player for the local Stephens College, found herself tired much faster.

On May 1, most Missouri workers began accruing paid sick leave under Proposition A, which voters approved last year. But with two weeks remaining in the session, state lawmakers could still pass a bill to change or repeal those provisions.

The Missouri Legislature has two weeks left before lawmakers pack their bags and head home. The regular session of the General Assembly runs from January through mid-May each year. Despite the session soon coming to a close,

Ward 2 council member Lisa Meyer, citing health issues, on May 2 sent a resignation letter to the city. This led to the council setting a special election Aug. 5 to fill the remainder of her term.

The announcement by the Springfield representative comes as Sen. Lincoln Hough nears the end of his term limit in the District 30 seat.

Missouri’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Proposition A, the voter-approved law expanding paid sick leave set to go into effect Thursday. It was a unanimous opinion but one judge dissented on the reasoning. “This court finds there was no election ...

Aubrey joined Community Impact as a reporter in February 2024, where she covers government in the Katy, Fulshear, Missouri City and Sugar Land areas. Before

The ruling means paid sick leave will be mandatory in the state of Missouri, starting Thursday.

Missouri voters approved Proposition A by nearly ... Any omissions in the cost estimate were not substantial enough to require a new election, the court said. Business groups also had claimed ...

The Missouri Constitution forbids ex post facto laws — laws ... The bill also moves up the deadline for completing all court challenges from eight weeks before the election to 10 weeks before the election. Along with creating unconstitutional powers ...

Ward-3 council seat race, it’s a one-year term. It’s Crystal Buckner topping Larry Wald by 10 votes. Remember, this race was one of two ties in Ward-3 earlier this month, the fourth tie for a Carterville seat in three years. Both Buckner and Wald were write-ins.