State senators on Wednesday gave initial approval to strengthening ethics laws in Missouri, the only state with the trio of unlimited campaign contributions, no limits on gifts from lobbyists and no restrictions against state lawmakers going into lobbying as soon as they leave public office.
Read More »Pay raise for Missouri lawmakers, elected officials blocked
Missouri lawmakers and state elected officials will not receive a raise, despite earlier reports a raise seemed likely after a Senate filibuster.
Read More »Missouri car dealers sue state over Tesla’s direct sales
The Missouri Automobile Dealers Association is suing the state revenue department for allowing electric car maker Tesla Motors to sell directly to consumers rather than using a dealership as a middleman.
Read More »Hearings stall for official chosen after Ferguson shooting
Concerns about a racial discrimination lawsuit have stalled the confirmation of Missouri's public safety director, one of the state's highest-ranking black officials, who was appointed shortly after the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson.
Read More »Secretary of state Kander aims to cut business fees
Missouri businesses could pay the lowest fees nationally if legislation backed by Secretary of State Jason Kander gets support from lawmakers.
Read More »5 things to know for 2015 Missouri legislative session
Missouri lawmakers will return to the state Capitol on Wednesday to kick off the 2015 legislative session, with an agenda that will include issues related to the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old in Ferguson by a white police officer and renewed attempts to rewrite Missouri's laws for struggling schools.
Read More »Missouri lawmakers say abortion bills not top goal
After enacting one of the nation's longest abortion-waiting periods, Missouri's Republican-dominated Legislature doesn't appear intent on pushing further abortion restrictions during its 2015 session.
Read More »Father’s OK needed for abortions in proposed bill
A bill filed this month would require pregnant women to get permission from the father before having an abortion except in cases of incest and what the Missouri Republican who sponsored the legislation called “legitimate rape.”
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Read More »Bill requires check of employee resident status
All Missouri employers would be required to use a federal verification system to check employees' legal resident status under legislation introduced Monday by a Republican lawmaker that's aimed at curbing the number of immigrants working illegally in the state.
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