From less compromise to party infighting, Missouri Senate sees changing atmosphere

From less compromise to party infighting, Missouri Senate sees changing atmosphere

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Sen. Mike Bernskoetter, R-Jefferson City, talks about a retirement bill he sponsored as Gov. Mike Parson prepares to sign the legislation in a ceremony Wednesday.
Ryan Pivoney/News Tribune Sen. Mike Bernskoetter, R-Jefferson City, talks about a retirement bill he sponsored as Gov. Mike Parson prepares to sign the legislation in a ceremony Wednesday.

The Missouri Senate appears to be more divided than ever.

Former and current senators say there has been a shift in the atmosphere.

Bill Foster, a former Republican senator who now works at the Missouri Department of Revenue, quoted a Bible verse later famously quoted by Abraham Lincoln, "A house divided cannot...