Missouri teachers trying to wrest control of the classroom back from unruly students can put on a stern look, raise their voices or use suspensions or other punishments as discipline. But backers of what’s called a trauma-informed approach say those ...
Read More »Nixon signs bill for more access to anti-overdose medicine
Residents soon will be able to carry medicine to counter heroin overdoses without a prescription under a new law signed Tuesday by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon. The measure, which is part of a push by state officials to combat rising ...
Read More »New Missouri law to let some Medicaid recipients save more
Missouri seniors, the blind and those with disabilities soon will be able to save more money but still qualify for Medicaid health care benefits under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Jay Nixon. The idea behind the bill, which ...
Read More »Missouri Gov. Nixon signs bills on access to medicines
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed two bills Wednesday aimed at expanding access to cheaper types of certain medicines and ensuring patients can take whatever drug works best for them, no matter the cost. The first bill would allow pharmacists to ...
Read More »Missouri bill would protect those who save kids in hot cars
Good Samaritans who break into vehicles in an attempt to rescue children trapped inside would be protected from civil liability under legislation pending before Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Elijah Haahr, a Springfield Republican, said the goal ...
Read More »Report: Black Missouri drivers still get stopped more often
Black drivers in Missouri were nearly 70 percent more likely than whites to get stopped by the police last year, marking a slight improvement from the year before but showing there still are significant racial disparities in such stops. State ...
Read More »Missouri GOP attorney general candidate sued over emails
A former Republican state lawmaker has filed a lawsuit seeking to force the University of Missouri to release more emails from associate law professor Josh Hawley, who is facing a tough GOP primary in the campaign for attorney general. Former ...
Read More »Missouri governor pushing back on newly passed tax breaks
Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature this year passed tax breaks for goods and services ranging from wheelchairs to yoga classes, setting up a potential showdown with Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon over what he said could lead to a hole in the state ...
Read More »Missouri lawmakers pass ethics laws but fail on gift ban
GOP Speaker Todd Richardson, who assumed leadership of the Missouri House a year ago when his predecessor resigned amid scandal, said the 2016 Legislative session brought progress toward change in a state that's been called the wild west of ethics, but he's disappointed a bill to limit lobbyist gifts didn't win approval.
Read More »Federal judge rules in favor of Missouri Planned Parenthood
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled in favor of a Columbia, Missouri, Planned Parenthood clinic after the state last year tried to revoke its abortion license, a move the judge found likely was due in part to “political pressure.” U.S. ...
Read More »Missouri lawmakers undo veto to enact school funding measure
The day after Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed a measure that would allow Missouri to spend less money but still meet the target for fully funding K-12 public schools, the state House quickly took the final vote needed to override him ...
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