Missouri's legislative session is in full swing, with lawmakers tackling education oversight, voting rights, and anti-trafficking measures. The Senate agreed on new rules making it harder to cut debate, according to the Missouri Press Association's Capitol Report. Senate Bill 863, aimed at creating a state commission to oversee the Missouri State High School Activities Association, faced pushback from MSHSAA executive director Jennifer Rukstad, while Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed a federal lawsuit alleging discrimination in its board selection, Missouri News Network reports. Bipartisan support advanced House Bill 2273 to protect child sex trafficking victims, with preliminary House approval after testimony highlighted flaws in current laws charging victims alongside perpetrators.

In business and economy news, the Missouri Public Service Commission approved Ameren Missouri's Big Hollow Energy Center, the state's first integrated natural gas and battery storage facility in Jefferson County, set to boost grid reliability by 2028 with 800 megawatts of gas power and 400 megawatts of lithium-ion storage, per a PRNewswire release from Ameren. Lawmakers are debating tort reform bills like Senate Bill 916 for sovereign immunity on MoDOT contractors and broadband tax relief in Senate Bill 1202, as noted by Missouri Lawyers Media and the Voice of Missouri Business.

Community updates include Grandview C-4 School District's 2026 bond projects for classroom upgrades, new wellness spaces, and HVAC improvements across multiple schools. Open enrollment bills advanced for the sixth year, with Governor Mike Kehoe pledging $7.5 million, ABC17 News reports. Voting rights activists rallied at the Capitol against gerrymandered congressional maps, now under court review that could affect 2026 elections, KBIA and KCUR coverage indicates. No major recent weather events were reported.

Looking Ahead: Courts will soon rule on the gerrymandered maps' status ahead of March 31 candidate filings, while energy projects and tort reforms loom large in session debates.

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