A new political party will appear on Missouri’s ballot this year, the brainchild of a candidate hoping to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley in November. #moleg #mogov #mosen via Rudi Keller
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Missouri Senate Freedom Caucus loses one of its members. #moleg #mogov

Missouri could be the first test of a more aggressive strategy to keep abortion off the ballot, w/organizations shifting from trying to dissuade people from signing to encouraging them to withdraw their name if they have signed. #moleg via Anna Spoerre
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Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office argues the three Republican lawmakers are protected from the defamation lawsuits by 'legislative immunity' because they were acting in their official capacity when they made false social media posts. #moleg #mogov
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The Freedom Caucus ended its filibuster around 3:30 a.m., allowing the Senate to give initial approval to legislation renewing taxes that fund Medicaid.

Five members of the GOP group stalled action in the Senate for 41 hours. #moleg via Rudi Keller
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Rep. Hannah Kelly no longer listed as chair of the Missouri House Ethics Committee.

Instead, the chair is Rep. Rick Francis, and the committee is scheduled to meet on Monday to consider another ethics complaint. #moleg #mogov

The last time lawmakers failed to meet a deadline for appropriations bills was in 1997, Rudi Keller reports.

That year -- as is the case today -- the central issue holding up the spending bills was abortion. #moleg
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A filibuster blocking renewal of taxes essential to funding Medicaid passed 25 hours this morning as a small group of Republicans held the Missouri Senate floor demanding action on other bills. #moleg #mogov via Rudi Keller
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Just before 3:30 a.m., the Senate has finally given first-round approval to the FRA, ending the filibuster. #moleg

After being in session for more than 41 consecutive hours, the Senate has adjourned for the week. Members finally perfected the $4.5B FRA. This means when lawmakers return Monday they will have less than 5 days to get the budget to the governor’s desk. #moleg

#MoSenate adjourns until Monday at 2 p.m. That leaves the budget undone until there are just days before next Friday's constitutional deadline. #moleg

#MoSenate back in session just before 4 a.m. Now reading in #FRArenewal from Rules Committee, allowing it to go to fiscal review before final vote sending it to #MoHouse #moleg

Your vigilant members of the #moleg press corps would like you to know that the Missouri Freedom Caucus filibuster is now at 39 hours. Rick Brattin has the floor, as he did when it passed 25 hours.
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#MoSenate Democrats hold the 39-hour record for a filibuster.
Question: Will the Missouri Freedom Caucus filibuster equal that at 1:30 a.m., 39 hrs after they began blocking procedural motions, or at 9:24 a.m., 39 hours after debate began on the actual bill #moleg #mogov #MoSenate

'the only constituent Steven Roberts advocated on behalf of was himself to get a paid appointment to the Missouri PSC & his father to be appointed to the Univ. of Missouri Board of Curators' : Governor Mike Parson spox Johnathan Shiflett
#Moleg via Columbia Missourian
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Missouri governor says Democrat senator blocked appointments after seeking one for himself #moleg #mogov via Columbia Missourian
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