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By Rep. Lauren Arthur, R-Kansas City The Kansas City Royals, ladies and gentlemen! I was born and raised in KCMO, so I learned to love the Royals before I could walk. I’ve been going to games my whole...
View ArticleTip Sheet: 2016 State House Seats
In 2014, the Republicans elected 118 members to the House, which was not only a majority, but a supermajority with nine votes to spare. Few state parties across the country have suffered more at the...
View ArticleFirst four ethics bills pass the House
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Speaker Todd Richardson pledged in his opening address to the legislature last week that ethics and lobbying reform would be his top priority after scandals and accusations that...
View ArticleMiller passes bill limiting abortions for minors
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – More than a week after its perfection, HB 1370 from Rep. Rocky Miller, R-Lake Ozark, had its chance on the House floor. The bill would require a parent giving consent their minor...
View ArticleFinal piece of photo voter ID puzzle passes the House
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Rep. Tony Dugger, R-Hartville, received a standing ovation from his caucus as the House gave final approval Thursday night to HJR 53, the final piece of the photo voter ID package...
View ArticleHouse perfects lobbyist expenditures bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri House has taken the next step in their fight for ethics reform. House members on Thursday perfected HB 60, an ethics bill focused on changing the rules as they apply...
View ArticleUber bill passes easily through House
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Uber and Lyft are one step closer to having statewide regulations in Missouri. Rep. Kirk Mathews’ bill establishing a framework for transportation networking companies (TNCs)...
View ArticleProgressive legislators turn to podcasts to spread message
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Democratic legislators in both chambers have decided to take the airwaves in what has recently become a much more conventional method of communication: podcasting. Kansas City...
View ArticleSlay defends St. Louis minimum wage increase in house committee
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay testified alongside several St. Louisans to oppose a measure explicitly designed to prevent the city’s minimum wage raise ordinance, approved last...
View ArticleHouse and Senate accomplishments (so far) in the 2017 session
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Thus far, the 2017 legislative session has seen multiple wins for the supermajority Republican caucus as major pieces of labor and tort reform have found their way to the...
View ArticleSenate District 17 election could truly be a ‘special’ election
Three House reps vying for bids in one of the last purple strongholds JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The race to fill the seat left vacant by now-Commissioner Ryan Silvey has officially begun, and though the...
View ArticleLooking to SD 17 special election: Arthur outraises Corlew in April quarterly...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The race to represent Senate District 17 is heating up, and the June special election is promising to be intense. Voters will decide this summer as to who they want representing...
View ArticleTwo weeks out, Arthur leads Corlew in SD 17 race
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Less than two weeks away from the date set to decide who will assume the mantle left behind by former state senator Ryan Silvey, both candidates have a lot on their minds. The...
View ArticleSD 17 Special Election: Less than a week to go
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – One week out from the June special election for Senate District 17, and it’s all hands on deck for both parties. State representatives Kevin Corlew (R) and Lauren Arthur (D) both...
View ArticlePodgressive meets #MoLeg Podcast: Capitol podcasts collide
This week, the #MoLeg Podcast crew welcomes the crew from another podcast hosted here in the Capitol: Podgressive, featuring Rep. Lauren Arthur and Rep. Jon Carpenter. The two Democratic senators talk...
View ArticleHouse perfects lobbyist expenditures bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri House has taken the next step in their fight for ethics reform. House members on Thursday perfected HB 60, an ethics bill focused on changing the rules as they apply...
View ArticleUber bill passes easily through House
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Uber and Lyft are one step closer to having statewide regulations in Missouri. Rep. Kirk Mathews’ bill establishing a framework for transportation networking companies (TNCs)...
View ArticleProgressive legislators turn to podcasts to spread message
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Democratic legislators in both chambers have decided to take the airwaves in what has recently become a much more conventional method of communication: podcasting. Kansas City...
View ArticleSlay defends St. Louis minimum wage increase in house committee
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay testified alongside several St. Louisans to oppose a measure explicitly designed to prevent the city’s minimum wage raise ordinance, approved last...
View ArticleHouse and Senate accomplishments (so far) in the 2017 session
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Thus far, the 2017 legislative session has seen multiple wins for the supermajority Republican caucus as major pieces of labor and tort reform have found their way to the...
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