Keeping Missouri state government operating through June 30 will cost $2.1 billion more than lawmakers budgeted last year thanks to lowballed spending estimates, sluggish lottery sales and new ...

State report scrutinizes former Texas Lottery Executive Director Gary Grief's relationship to online 'courier' companies that stacked the odds of a 2023 draw.

More than 1,000 bills are filed for General Assembly consideration each year. In this weekly series, the Mercury takes a look ...

The Legislature will once again consider a proposed constitutional amendment that would remove a 159-year-old prohibition on ...