Legislative session enters its final hours

By Jason Hancock | Editor-in-Chief

Good morning,

Missouri lawmakers are racing the clock, and the final hours of session are producing the usual mix of major policy moves, late-stage compromises and unfinished business.

The legislative session ends at 6 p.m.

Senators are moving to take MOScholars out of the treasurer’s office even as they expand it. Local election officials are still waiting for the tools and direction they say is needed to carry out a disputed congressional map. A broad health care bill is headed to Gov. Mike Kehoe after years of stalled proposals. And the state’s largest marijuana company is facing another antitrust lawsuit.

by Annelise Hanshaw

The move would shift MOScholars to the state education department, turning long-running Democratic criticism of the program’s administration into a concern now voiced by some Republicans.

by Rudi Keller

Local election officials face a May deadline to reassign voters, but say they still lack the access and guidance needed to finalize changes for the August primary.

by Steph Quinn and Anna Spoerre

After years of stalled proposals, lawmakers sent Gov. Mike Kehoe a health care package touching maternal mortality, contraceptive access, telehealth and allergy tracking.

by Rebecca Rivas

A Kansas City marijuana consumer alleges the Arkansas company and its affiliates used a web of LLCs to limit competition and inflate prices.

by Jason Hancock

The lawsuit argues the proposal is constitutionally defective and should be blocked from any ballot. In the alternative, it asks the court to rewrite the summary statement voters would see.

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