Missouri residents may soon pay a flat 4% state income tax, under a plan advanced by Republican lawmakers who want to ...

The Missouri General Assembly started the year by making history. Senator Cindy O’Laughlin was unanimously elected as the ...

As a new legislator in 2023, state Rep. Justin Sparks became the leading advocate for a proposal to create a child care ...

State Rep. Dane Diehl says he wants rhinos to be in zoos, not the legislature. The second-term Republican from Butler ...

As they seek to smooth over past factional fights in the state Senate, Republicans face a new round of infighting in the ...

For the first time since 2018, Missouri lawmakers will work with a new governor. While outgoing Gov. Mike Parson pushed a ...

Lee's Summit, won over the vast majority of Republicans and Democrats for the top leadership role in the Missouri House. Conservative state Rep. Justin Sparks only got 10 votes in his long-shot bid.

Flanked by attorneys, Illinois’ former House Speaker Michael Madigan walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in January ...

The new House speaker outlines his priorities, focusing on foster children, public safety, youth mental health, and ...

Jon Patterson, who faced state Rep. Justin Sparks of Wildwood in the race, easily won the speakership on a 152-10 vote.

Republican state Rep. Jon Patterson, of Lee's Summit, makes Missouri history as the first Asian American Speaker of the House ...

The 103rd Missouri General Assembly gathered at the Capitol in Jefferson City on Wednesday to kick off the 2025 legislative ...