Missouri legislature 2013

Legislative supporters said the new building could house offices for several state agencies. Governor says no one wants a new building, except "bureaucrats."

One of the biggest, most divisive issues for lawmakers this week will be familiar from years past — whether to scale back several existing tax breaks as part of a plan to create new incentives for certain businesses.

The budget could force Gov. Jay Nixon to choose between aiding developmentally disabled children and low-income seniors.

The tax cut could reduce state revenues by about $700 million annually when fully phased in.

The measure takes aim at "Agenda 21," a nonbinding UN agreement signed by 178 nations that encourages sustainable development.

The measure would only have imposed the new evaluation metrics on principals and administrators.

With only one week remaining in the legislative session, the proposed constitutional amendment appears unlikely to win final approval.

The new mandate would begin for babies born in Missouri in 2014.

Supporters say it prevents Missouri courts from using policies that come from outside the United States that also violate constitutional guarantees.

A vote on the tax-cut legislation was expected to occur later Wednesday.

Republican House member Kurt Bahr said Missouri residents should be notified if they are affected by a data breach, which he says would include concealed gun permit holders.

Sen. Wayne Wallingford, R-Cape Girardeau, said the measure he sponsored would protect patients' health by ensuring a licensed physician monitors their condition while taking the drug.

Republican Rep. Lynn Morris said that he wants to ensure businesses have the right to decide what medications will be stocked.

A group of House and Senate members decided Tuesday to provide a $25 million funding increase to public colleges and universities based on whether they have met performance criteria such as student graduation rates.

The legislation takes aim at the local ordinances that require mandatory mediations between lenders and homeowners before certain foreclosures.

Known as the Common Core State Standards, the new benchmarks represent an effort adopted by 45 states to come up with a consistent means of determining what students should know when they prepare for college.

The Missouri General Assembly passed a bill Monday that would change the way wage requirements are calculated for construction projects in rural counties. Missouri's prevailing wage for public works projects is calculated for each construction trade on a county-by-county basis.

The House and Senate have each passed their own budget and now must hammer out an agreement on the spending plan that will take effect July 1.

The House and Senate have each passed their own budget and now must hammer out an agreement on the spending plan that will take effect July 1.

The Missouri House and U.S. Senate gave approval to name a new Mississippi River bridge for a late St. Louis Cardinals player, Stan Musial. The Illinois House has a different idea for a name.