MLM Counties News. Notices. Need-to-know Information.

Missouri voters, who were among the first nationally to adopt a constitutional ban on gay marriage, could get a say later this year on whether to grant greater religious protections to some business owners and individuals who object to same-sex ...

More than 1 million low-income residents in 21 states could soon lose their government food stamps if they fail to meet work requirements that began kicking in this month. The rule change in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program was ...

Despite raising concerns, Gov. Jay Nixon’s administration is planning to implement legislation cutting Missouri’s unemployment benefits to one of the shortest periods nationally. Until now, Nixon has declined to say whether he actually would carry out the measure that was ...

Former longtime Missouri state Sen. Harold Caskey, a staunch advocate for education and gun rights, died Thursday following complications related to Parkinson’s disease, his wife said. He was 77. Kay Caskey said her husband died at Shawnee Mission Medical Center ...

Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature put a conservative stamp on state employment laws Wednesday, voting to cut unemployment benefits to one of the shortest periods nationally while also outlawing local minimum wage increases. Internal Republican dissention doomed another high-profile measure, as the ...

Michigan’s statehouse has been roiled for the past month after an extramarital affair between two lawmakers became public, ultimately leading to both losing their seats. At the same time, two state lawmakers in Minnesota, also married to other people, were ...

While Congress remains stalled on a long-term plan for funding highways, state lawmakers and governors aren’t waiting around. Nearly one-third of the states have approved measures this year that could collectively raise billions of dollars through higher fuel taxes, vehicle ...

When a white Ferguson policeman fatally shot a black 18-year-old nearly a year ago, the St. Louis suburb erupted in violent protests and the nation took notice. Since then, legislators in almost every state have proposed changes to the way ...

Governors across the country have been packing their bags for all-expenses-paid trade missions abroad, spending taxpayer dollars on costly trips that have an uneven track record of yielding any tangible benefits for their states. Last week alone, governors of 10 ...

Jesse Stricker was wowed from the moment he stepped off an airplane in Milan, Italy. A limousine was waiting to carry him to a luxury hotel. Then it was on to a formal restaurant, where Stricker found himself seated at ...

The lines separating government powers have been blurred among Ferguson’s court staff, police and prosecutor, raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest, according to a report released Monday by Missouri’s judiciary. The state report examining Ferguson’s municipal court system comes ...