GOP Legislative Clock Ticking

Missouri Republican leaders are almost out of time to get their laundry list of bills through the legislature. The annual legislative session ends at 6 p.m. Friday, which gives Republican leaders five working days to negotiate deals and win final approval for numerous bills. For the final week, they say they’re goals are economic development, approving a requirement for drug testing of cash welfare recipients and imposing new restrictions for late-term abortions. They’re also planning to push a voter ID bill, extend a state prescription drug program that’s due to expire, and change workers comp, and set a new date for Missouri’s presidential primary.