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CSU equine team provides veterinary support to horses at CFD
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The often unsung heroes of rodeo are getting a little extra TLC at Cheyenne Frontier Days from a certified veterinarian and veterinary students from Colorado State University. On a recent Tuesday, veterinarian Luke Bass and t...
Missouri lawmakers seek to limit medical costs in lawsuits
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers sent Gov. Eric Greitens a measure Thursday that would limit how much money people could receive for medical costs in injury lawsuits, the latest in a series of proposals that Republican supporters hope w...
Missouri Senate passes school choice, transfer proposal
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators approved an education proposal on Thursday that would create tax-credit education savings accounts for some students and would change the way students can transfer from low-performing districts and schools...
Greitens: Religious organizations can apply for state grants
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens reversed a rule on Thursday that prevents religious organizations and schools from receiving grant money from the state Department of Natural Resources. It's a move that advocacy groups say c...
Key Missouri senator drops opposition to drug database
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — After years of vehement opposition to a prescription drug tracking system, Missouri Sen. Rob Schaaf announced Tuesday that he's going to support it. The announcement could signal the end of a hard-fought battle to make M...
Missouri Senate advances prescription drug monitoring bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri got one step closer Wednesday to establishing a prescription drug monitoring program after a heavily-debated measure that would track when prescriptions for controlled substances are written and filed advanced i...
Missouri schools: Busing cut proposal will hurt classrooms
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens' plan to slash an already depleted public school bus fund will wind up taking money from classrooms he promised to leave alone, school administrators across the state say. When G...
Greitens pushing school choice for special needs students
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens didn't explicitly mention school choice in his State of the State address, but he did call for education savings accounts for students with special needs — a measure that lawmakers and sch...
Missouri's sexual predator law unconstitutional, inmate says
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — An attorney for a man who served a 25-year prison sentence for rape argued Thursday that a Missouri law allowing him to be subsequently committed indefinitely to a mental institution as a "sexually violent predator" is u...
Missouri Lawmakers vote to continue smoking in offices
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers defeated a proposal Tuesday that would have banned smoking in all Capitol offices. Smoking is already prohibited in hallways and legislative chambers, but not offices. A House rules committee heard t...