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The Missouri House has denied adopting Senate changes to a proposal to fix flaws in the state's student transfer law.Click to Continue »

A man has been sentenced to life in prison for the Kansas City-area shooting death of his longtime ex-lover's new boyfriend.Click to Continue »

The coordinator of the Illinois medical marijuana pilot program is stepping down May 6 to go into private law practice.Click to Continue »

The nation's poultry industry may have to live with a deadly bird flu strain for several years, which would be "devastating," the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief veterinary officer said…Click to Continue »

More than 3,000 low-income Missouri families could lose monthly welfare assistance under a measure heading to Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon for approval, the first such bill approved by lawmakers this…Click to Continue »

Missouri Senate Republican leaders have withdrawn support for a proposal from the lead Senate budget writer to create lump sum budgets for most programs within three departments.Click to Continue »

A proposal to raise Missouri's fuel tax for the first time in two decades appears unlikely to move forward this session despite warnings from transportation officials about the future of…Click to Continue »

About 600 school districts will benefit from $97 million that the Illinois State Board of Education has approved for those with the greatest funding needs.Click to Continue »

The Illinois Senate has approved a bipartisan measure that would allow terminally ill patients access to experimental drugs.Click to Continue »

The 111-36 roll call by which the Missouri House voted Thursday to pass legislation limiting the amount of time that people can receive welfare benefits.Click to Continue »