Missouri General Assembly

The Missouri House chamber during the 2022 legislative session.

Missouri Lawmakers Reconvene Focused on Sports Betting, Teacher Pay, Initiative Petitions

For a vocal slice of Missouri’s population, sports wagering is the most important item on the agenda as lawmakers begin their annual session.

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Patrick Mahomes throws a pass against the Buffalo Bills during the third quarter in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium on Jan. 23, 2022.

Sports Wagering Bills Moving Toward Missouri House Debate Amid Efforts to Boost Tax Rates

A bill to legalize sports wagering is heading to the House floor for debate following a committee vote Tuesday. Three other bills legalizing sports wagering will have public hearings Wednesday in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Two “no-chance” gambling machines await customers in a Columbia convenience store.

Push for Expanded Missouri Gambling Puts Casinos, Video Operators in Opposing Camps

Approving video lottery would produce more than 10 times the new state revenue of sports wagering and drive cash-prize video games of debated legality out of Missouri, a newly updated report contends.

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House Budget Chairman Cody Smith, R-Carthage.

Parson Signs $4.6B Spending Plan, House Approves Bill Targeting Medicaid Expansion

The first bill sent to Gov. Mike Parson from this year’s legislative session includes a pay raise for state employees, money to fund Medicaid through the end of the fiscal year and federal COVID-19 recovery funding for schools.

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Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City.

Missouri Legislature Set to Convene with Packed Agenda — and Continued GOP Infighting

Missouri lawmakers will return to the Capitol at noon on Wednesday faced with a lengthy to-do list and still simmering dysfunction.

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