Another roadblock for Missouri health exchange
Last session, Republicans in the Missouri Senate blocked the creation of a state-run health insurance exchange. The online insurance marketplace is required under Obamas health reform law, but has...
View ArticleMissouri senator tries to block prescription database
A Missouri senator who is a family physician says hell try to block legislation authorizing a government database to track drug prescriptions unless it is put to a statewide vote. Republican Sen. Rob...
View ArticlePrescription drug database doomed in Senate
A Missouri senator has successfully killed a bill that would have authorized a government database to track peoples prescription drug purchases.
View ArticleVoters to weigh in on state health exchange
In the next few days, the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of the federal health care law. Even if the court upholds the law, one key component will be under fire here in Missouri...
View ArticleWill Missouri Adopt A Prescription Drug Monitoring Program?
Efforts to establish a prescription drug monitoring program in Missouri are making a comeback this year. But there’s a twist: the main opponent of establishing such a program is now sponsoring...
View ArticleCompeting drug monitoring programs designed either to pass General Assembly...
Two bills that would create a prescription drug monitoring program in Missouri received a hearing today before a State Senate committee.
View ArticleMo. bill excuses nursing moms from jury duty
Nursing mothers could be excused from jury duty under legislation given initial approval by the Missouri Senate. A bill endorsed Monday would expand protections in Missouri law that already allow...
View ArticleGroup Of Republicans Block 1-Cent Transportation Sales Tax In Mo. Senate
A group of Republicans in the Missouri Senate has blocked a proposed constitutional amendment that would create a one-cent sales tax to help fund the state’s transportation needs. The tax would require...
View ArticleMissouri Bill on Lawmakers Becoming Lobbyists Advances
The Missouri Senate has given approval to a bill to prevent lawmakers from becoming lobbyists immediately after leaving office. Senators voted 32-2 Monday in favor of Majority Leader Ron Richard's...
View ArticleSenate Panel Signs Off on Back Taxes Amnesty Bill
Members of a Missouri Senate panel have signed-off on a bill granting amnesty to some delinquent taxpayers. But there's a catch.
View ArticleLegislators Tweaking Presecription Drug Database Bills to Aid Passage
Two bills sponsored by Republican lawmakers address privacy concerns in an attempt to pass a long-unsuccessful proposal for a prescription drug database.
View ArticlePolitical Gridlock Leaves Missouri Without A Basic Tool For Fighting Drug Abuse
At Richard Logan’s pharmacy in Charleston, Missouri, prescription opioid painkillers are locked away in a cabinet. Missouri law requires pharmacies to keep schedule II controlled substances—drugs like...
View ArticleLegislature Passes Tax Credits for Rancher, Slaughterhouses
The Missouri Legislature is sending a tax credit for cattle ranchers and slaughterhouses to the governor for approval.
View ArticleOther states harmed by Missouri’s lack of drug monitoring; pressure shifts to...
Missouri’s failure to set up a statewide prescription drug monitoring program during the 2016 legislative session will continue to affect other states. Each of the eight states bordering Missouri...
View ArticleCity Council Votes to Join Prescription Drug Database
Columbia will establish a prescription drug monitoring program, joining an existing database in St. Louis County, in an effort to address drug-related problems, including opioid addiction. Columbia...
View ArticleOpen Records Lawsuit Against Missouri Senator Dismissed
A lawsuit alleging that a Republican Missouri senator was violating the state's open records law has been dismissed. The Kansas City Star reports that a Cole County judge dismissed the lawsuit against...
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