Cindy O'Laughlin

Freedom Caucus ends filibuster in Missouri Senate without action on its demands

May 2, 2024 | By RUDI KELLER, MISSOURI INDEPENDENT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — None of the demands Missouri Freedom Caucus members said must be met before they would drop a filibuster against legislation renewing taxes that fund Medicaid were achieved when the group decided to end its resistance a little before 3:30 a.m. Thursday. After a 41-hour-filibuster, the Senate gave initial approval Thursday morning to a…

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Missouri Senate dysfunction leads to gridlock on final day of 2023 legislative session

May 13, 2023 | By Rudi Keller, Rebecca Rivas, Allison Kite, Clara Bates and Annalise Hanshaw, Missouri Independent

The Missouri Senate held itself together longer than most had expected. But on Friday, hours before the constitutionally mandated adjournment, it went off the rails. Sen. Bill Eigel, a Weldon Spring Republican running for governor next year, attempted a procedural move to force a vote on personal property tax cut legislation. Instead, the chamber voted…

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