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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.

The intent is to safeguard agricultural workers against violations of fair labor, visa, migrant and seasonal agriculture worker, and sanitation laws.

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.

The EKG indicated that Rep. Chris Kelly did not have a heart attack, according to Kelly's legislative assistant.

The uncooperative weather narrows the window of opportunity for farmers to decide and plant crop seeds to grow this season.

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.

Western Governors University targets working adults and allows students to complete courses at their own pace.

A panel of House and Senate members agreed Tuesday to cut funding by one-third next year for the motor vehicle division in the Department of Revenue.

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 state Department of Conservation said hunters killed slightly more than 42,220 turkeys during Missouri's spring season.

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 Senate Appropriations Committee has endorsed $50 million for work at the state Capitol. Lawmakers have until 6 p.m. Friday to approve a spending plan that will take effect July 1. 

The panel of law enforcement officials and other experts will investigate the state's decision to make electronic copies of people's personal documents.

The Mississippi River is already several feet above flood stage in many areas, and another storm system is in the forecast later this week.

The lawsuit contends the summary developed by the secretary of state's office is insufficient and unfair.

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.

Joplin officials said tents will be set up throughout the city's Cunningham Park. The tents will highlight efforts to restore various elements of the community, including its housing, schools, trees and businesses.