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Saturday, May 18, 2013  The legislative session ended at 6 p.m. Friday, meeting mixed reviews among republicans and democrats.

Friday, May 17, 2013  The Missouri House has made a final offer to senators on a plan authorizing new business incentives and trimming some existing tax credits.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  A Missouri House committee has advanced a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at protecting gun rights.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  The Missouri Senate has passed a bill that would require a doctor to be physically present when an abortion-inducing drug is first administered.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Missouri lawmakers have until Friday to finalize the state's roughly $25 billion operating budget.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  The so-called prevailing wage for a given trade in a county is currently calculated based on voluntary surveys collected and submitted by contractors on a public works project.

Friday, May 03, 2013  The Missouri House rewrote a Senate bill Thursday on workers compensation, setting up the need to negotiate a compromise before the legislative session ends in two weeks.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Firearms manufacturers looking to relocate to Missouri could collect a tax credit under a bill given first-round approval by the Missouri House.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Missouri House members have approved legislation that would make changes to the sex offender registry.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  A measure that would impose stricter evaluations for teachers advanced from a Missouri House committee that defeated the measure last week.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  The Missouri House has passed legislation that would trim the state's income tax and raise the sales tax.

Friday, April 19, 2013  The Missouri House is moving forward with a couple of proposals to cut the state income tax.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  The Missouri House has endorsed legislation requiring the prescribing doctor to be present when a woman takes any drug to induce an abortion.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  The Missouri House has voted to bar the payment of union dues as a condition of employment for law enforcement officers.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  The Missouri House has preliminarily approved sweeping measures that would expand gun rights in the state and allow certain school officials to carry concealed weapons in school buildings.