A chorus of Missouri health care groups and the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry said the senators were “endangering the well-being of millions of Missourians.”

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. Five members of the Missouri Freedom Caucus tried four times to amend the bill,

The Missouri Senate is at a stand-still as a group of Republicans called the “freedom caucus” is filibustering the renewal of the federal reimbursement allowance.

Political fallout from a draft ethics committee report could linger as the term-limited house speaker seeks the Republican nomination for secretary of state.

A panel of lawmakers dismissed on Monday an ethics complaint against Speaker Dean Plocher, breaking from a Republican who argued that Plocher used his power as the House leader to block an investigation.

Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher claimed to be a victim of a “bureaucratic revolt” and compared himself to former President Donald Trump among other Republican officials.