Missouri's Republican-controlled legislature is expected to address several issues during the upcoming regular session.

Nearly 300 Senate and more than 500 House proposals have been filed so far for the 2018 Missouri legislative session. The issues the Republican-controlled legislature are expected to focus on during the regular session include further restrictions on liability lawsuits and abortions, a proposed statewide expansion of charter schools, whether to repeal a minimum wage requirement for public construction projects on things like fire stations and courthouses, proposed restrictions on lobbyist gifts to lawmakers and balancing the next state budget, among many other things.

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