Missouri Senate Sets Weekly Agenda

The Missouri Senate could debate this week a bill that would restrict transgender athletes from participating in school sports. That’s according to Senate Republican Leader Cindy O’Laughlin (loff-lin), who decides what bills the Senate will debate and when…

Senate Democratic Leader John Rizzo questions the GOP’s priorities in focusing on a people group that just wants to be left along, saying that he wants to do the least amount of damage. The proposed legislation, sponsored by Senator Holly Thompson Rehder (ray-derr), of Sikeston, would revoke state aid to the school district or charter school that violates the restrictions.