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Tuesday, March 06, 2012  The Missouri House on Tuesday gave first-round approval to legislation that shortens the sentences of criminals placed on probation.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  The Missouri Senate has voted to push back the state's candidacy filing period because of uncertainties over the boundaries for legislative districts.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  A Missouri House member wants the state to change who is listed in its sex offender registry and what information is available about them.

Tuesday, February 07, 2012  Missouri lawmakers could soon have more flexibility in deciding how many years they serve in each of the Legislature's chambers.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  Philip Todd wants to represent a large section of Callaway County and a small part of northern Cole County.

Wednesday, January 04, 2012  The 2012 legislative session in Missouri began on Wednesday.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011  Gov. Jay Nixon signed legislation requiring drug screening for some people trying to get certain welfare benefits.

Friday, June 10, 2011  Gov. Nixon spent Friday signing bills passed by the state legislature.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011  Legislation to mandate drug testing for people on welfare is on its way to the governor's desk.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011  Missouri house members have passed a bill that aims to crack down on meth users by requiring prescriptions for some cold and allergy medicines containing Pseudoephedrine.

Thursday, May 05, 2011  How much money lawmakers get per day and what they do with it?  We did some investigating and found out how lawmakers are treated.

Thursday, January 27, 2011  The law regarding minimum wage in Missouri is being debated by lawmakers.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010  A candidate who narrowly lost a Democratic Primary for a Missouri House seat from Kansas City plans to file papers with the house this week to officially contest the election.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010  A mandate for insurers to cover treatment for  children with autism has cleared an important hurdle in the Missouri House.