Kurt Erickson

1 week ago | swoknews.com | Kurt Erickson

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1 week ago | dailygazette.com | Kurt Erickson |Louis Post-Dispatch

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Public schools in Missouri would be required to offer extracurricular activities to homeschooled students under legislation advancing in the Capitol. After years of falling short of passage, the measure appears on track to make it to Gov. Mike Kehoe’s desk this year. The plan, sponsored by state Sen. Ben Brown, R-Washington, was approved in the House on Wednesday on a 91-53 vote. It now heads back to the Senate for a final vote.

2 weeks ago | stltoday.com | Kurt Erickson

JEFFERSON CITY — Public schools in Missouri would be required to offer extracurricular activities to homeschooled students under legislation advancing in the Capitol. After years of falling short of passage, the measure appears on track to make it to Gov. Mike Kehoe’s desk this year. The plan, sponsored by Sen. Ben Brown, R-Washington, was approved in the House Wednesday on a 91-53 vote. It now heads back to the Senate for a final vote. “I think we’re at a really good place with this bill,” said Rep.

2 weeks ago | stltoday.com | Kurt Erickson

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Senate approved the bulk of a $50 billion spending plan late Tuesday, fending off challenges from a conservative bloc of lawmakers and setting the stage for a final round of negotiations with the House.

2 weeks ago | stltoday.com | Kurt Erickson

JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Mike Kehoe’s administration is moving forward with plans to switch to a new electronic court monitoring service despite concerns some crime victims could be cut off from notifications of upcoming court proceedings. As part of a plan outlined in early April, Missouri Office of Administration Commissioner Ken Zellers said the switch to the new service would take place April 30, whether or not all of the state’s circuit court systems were ready for the change.