Laws granting rights to unborn children have spread in the decades since the U.S. and Missouri supreme courts allowed Read More

A wrongful death lawsuit involving a workplace accident in Missouri shows how sprawling personhood laws — often intended to curb abortion — Read More

The Missouri GOP voted to effectively deny progressive voters the ability to propose ballot initiatives or amend their state constitutions. Read More

ST. LOUIS COUNTY After a clerical error led St. Louis County to overpay as much as $7 million in sales tax Read More

The annual session has become a test of wills among Republican leaders. JEFFERSON CITY A pile of unfinished business awaits Read More

Recreational marijuana has been legally available in the Show-Me State for almost three months and in Springfield dispensaries, sales remain Read More

The measure now heads back to the House, where lawmakers may either send the question to voters or continue debate. Read More