JEFFERSON CITY — The leader of the Missouri Senate has tapped the brakes on a long-running plan to expand and renovate the state Capitol building, potentially putting the future of the work in jeopardy.

In emails obtained by the Post-Dispatch, Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin, who has been president of the Senate since January, said she has felt left out of the process and wants more answers before agreeing to support the $600 million project.

“My concern throughout this process has been the enormous amount of money being spent at a time when the outlook for the budget is decidedly bleak at this time,” the Shelbina Republican wrote in a Sept. 7 email.

On Tuesday, a subcommittee of the Missouri State Capitol Commission met in her office to discuss her demands for more information, marking the late

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