Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation Tuesday that boosts the minimum salary for teachers, changes the formula for funding public schools and expands a tax-credit scholarship for private ...
Critics say the budget, which is massive and complicated, was rushed, and the process didn't allow for enough public input.
An Eldon Republican's bill seeking to modernize Missouri's workforce and education sectors is now in the hands of the state Senate. Eldon Republican Rep. Willard Haley's House Bill 2650 would alter ...
Republican statehouses like Missouri’s increasingly limit what rules places like Kansas City can adopt — typically shutting down more progressive policies on issues like minimum wage and housing.
Mike Parson signed a pair of education bills into law Tuesday, expanding school choice measures and increasing base teacher pay to $40,000, among other provisions. "I have and always will support ...
Senate Democrats led a filibuster of the legislation, leading to a compromise and a 167-page education package. The House did not amend the bill, since any changes would send the legislation back to ...
A bill reviving the school voucher program killed by House Democrats during last year’s budget debates passed the Senate Education committee with bipartisan support on Tuesday. The program, called the ...
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Facing a Dec. 31 deadline, the Connecticut House of Representatives approved a Democratic plan to spend at least $360 million in remaining federal COVID-19 pandemic funds on key ...
Republican lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation for a $3 billion tax cut, their just-unveiled counterproposal to Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro ‘s budget plan as each side offers a competing vision ...
A controversial bill that will establish a board to review and change hospital budgets is headed to the Senate floor after a lively committee hearing.
Mike Parson on Tuesday signed into law a sweeping education bill requiring voters to decide whether large school districts can shift to four-day school weeks and expanding a scholarship program for ...
They had almost 24 to 48 hours to review the bill. How long did they need?”The post Surprise $3 billion tax cut vote kicks ...