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Republicans say that putting a new measure on the ballot to undo Amendment 3 is a priority for this legislative session.

For the first time since 2018, Missouri lawmakers will work with a new governor. While outgoing Gov. Mike Parson pushed a more budget-focused agenda, Gov.-elect Mike Kehoe already has established policy goals.

Incoming Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O鈥橪aughlin said Missouri鈥檚 Children鈥檚 Division has failed in its core mission and needs to be restructured to protect vulnerable children.

In a rare instance of triumph for Missouri Democrats, an effort to raise the bar to amend the state constitution 鈥� a central GOP priority 鈥� was defeated.

The Missouri House refused to go to conference and wanted the Senate to adopt a version of the proposal with other provisions that critics call "ballot candy."

The upper chamber adjourned without taking up any bills despite a state constitutional deadline coming on Friday. That deadline has only been missed once, in 1997,

A resumption of the internal GOP warfare that led to a 41-hour filibuster last week could, for the first time since 1997, force lawmakers to complete appropriations in a special session.

The annual state budget and a tax that funds the bulk of Missouri鈥檚 Medicaid program are two things that must pass this session.

The Shelbina Republican said much of the focus on the divides within the Missouri Senate Republican caucus could be a media creation as, in her view, 鈥淎nytime you have something that's negative, it gets the press corps' attention.鈥�

Missouri Senate Majority Leader Cindy O鈥橪aughlin said she 鈥榓bsolutely鈥� would vote to remove Sen. Bill Eigel from the chamber.