Courtney Leader has been closely following the contentious tax and spending debate in Washington – not that she cares much ...

The Missouri Hospital Association strongly opposed a plan to cap medical provider taxes at 3.5 percent. The tax helps ...

Many Missouri legislators were under the impression that the Kansas plan would expire in June and would not be extended.

As they push for big cuts in Medicaid and food stamps, Republicans are making a big bet that they can avoid political ...

Kansas’ massive incentive package could still be on the table even if lawmakers don’t extend it before the much-anticipated ...

President Donald Trump’s big, beautiful bill — which he on Thursday dubbed the “ultimate codification” of the MAGA agenda — ...

INDEPENDENCE, MO — Independence native and resident Chris Barrett announced his candidacy this week for state representative.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald ...

The timeline to pass President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill by July 4 could slip as Republican lawmakers scramble to retool their bill to meet Senate rules and garner enough support in ...

Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee pushed back against the Trump administration's bid to ...

House Speaker Jon Patterson, a Lee’s Summit Republican, on Monday formed the Special Interim Committee on Property Tax Reform ...