As the clock winds down for Missouri lawmakers to compromise on some of the most contentious bills of the legislative session, questions are being raised about closed-doors negotiations that allow a few key players to shape state policy out of ...
Read More »Missouri OKs 15-month reduction in lifetime welfare benefits
More than 3,000 low-income Missouri families could lose monthly welfare assistance under a measure heading to Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon for consideration, the first such bill approved by lawmakers this year among a number aimed at trimming social services. The ...
Read More »Missouri Senate OKs prison options for juvenile lifers
Minors convicted of first-degree murder could receive a less-severe punishment than the current requirement of life in prison under legislation advanced Wednesday in the Missouri Senate. The bill aims to address flaws with the state’s sentencing requirements for minors found ...
Read More »Koster leads fundraising for Missouri governor with $3M
Attorney General Chris Koster had more than $3 million in cash on hand to spend on his bid for Missouri governor in 2016, campaign records released Wednesday show, more than twice the amount of the lead Republican fundraiser in the ...
Read More »Senate narrowly passes Missouri social services budget
A more than $8 billion budget to guide Missouri's spending on programs for seniors, people with mental illness and foster children narrowly passed the Senate early Wednesday morning after lawmakers initially defeated the measure.
Read More »Tensions flare as Missouri GOP brings gun debate to cities
Conservative lawmakers this year are taking the push to strip limits on owning and carrying guns from rural areas to urban Missouri, the latest front for debate on gun rights in the state that comes months after voters further enshrined gun rights in the constitution.
Read More »Diehl proposes changes to handling traffic fines
Missouri's top House Republican called Wednesday for a number of changes to how traffic violations are handled in the state's courts — proposals prompted by concerns raised after the fatal police shooting in Ferguson last August.
Read More »Missouri high court rules against man claiming anxiety hurt trial
The Missouri Supreme Court dismissed claims Tuesday that a man's anxiety and panic attacks led to an unfair trial in which he was convicted and sentenced to death for killing an older couple during a break-in.
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Read More »Audit faults attorney general Koster on lobbyist policy
Although Attorney General Chris Koster's gubernatorial campaign has had a policy in place for months to address concerns that he was influenced by lobbyist perks and political donations, an audit released Tuesday faulted his state office for not implementing a similar system.
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Read More »Prescription drug database bills add security protections
Missouri lawmakers have tried and failed for more than a decade to join the rest of the country in creating a prescription drug monitoring program. All the while, state Rep. Holly Rehder watched her daughter's addiction to painkillers deepen.
Read More »Officials predict $300M revenue bump for St. Louis stadium
Missouri economic development officials on Monday told a House panel that building a new football stadium in St. Louis could bring nearly $300 million in net sales tax revenues to the state over the next 30 years.
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