JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A fight over one senator's bib overalls was shunted aside Wednesday so the Missouri Legislature's fractured upper chamber could finally approve a midyear budget adjustment that boosts state worker pay and bans funds for Planned Parenthood.
After weeks of inaction, the massive supplemental budget was sent back to the House for further action on a 25-7 vote. If the House concurs with the Senate version, it would head to Gov. Mike Parson's desk.
Business in the Senate had been stuck in a dress code dilemma for two days as Sen. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, read from a book. He was angered that the Senate president had removed him from committees after he wore denim bib overalls on the Senate floor, in violation of chamber dress code.
