The chairman of a Missouri House committee investigating former Gov. Eric Greitens said Monday that the lawmakers no longer have the authority to act now that Greitens has resigned, however, the lawmaker pledged to file an ethics complaint in hopes ...
Read More »Ad slams Hawley regarding allegations against donor
A Democratic political action committee is targeting Republican Missouri Senate candidate Josh Hawley for not investigating allegations of corruption involving a past top donor to Hawley’s attorney general campaign, although his authority to take action is limited. A Senate Majority ...
Read More »Trump slams Sen. McCaskill for plane use during RV road trip
President Donald Trump slammed Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill as “phony” in a tweet on Wednesday after she used a private plane during part of a recent RV road trip through Missouri to visit veterans. Trump and Republicans piled on ...
Read More »Gov. Parson praises predecessor’s cabinet
New Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Monday that he wants to work with the “good team” of cabinet members selected by former Gov. Eric Greitens. Parson met with cabinet members Monday morning. He had been lieutenant governor, and assumed leadership ...
Read More »Greitens’ resignation shifts Missouri’s focus to Senate race
While Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ resignation dealt a blow to his political prospects, his departure could breathe new life into U.S. Senate candidate Josh Hawley’s campaign. Greitens’ troubles posed challenges on multiple fronts for Hawley, as Democrats tried to tie ...
Read More »Greitens enacts law against his alleged actions
Missouri’s outgoing Gov. Eric Greitens signed a bill Friday to make it a crime to threaten to share sexual photos of people without their consent — something Greitens has been accused of doing. The Republican was scheduled to resign Friday ...
Read More »Judge: Confide lawsuit against Greitens can proceed
A Missouri judge is allowing a lawsuit regarding use of a message-deleting app by Gov. Eric Greitens’ office to move forward, despite efforts by Greitens’ attorneys to get the case tossed out. Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem on Monday ...
Read More »Missouri Senate OKs plan for K-12, higher education funding
Missouri senators on Wednesday adopted a budget proposal that would give more money to public K-12 schools in the upcoming fiscal year, but not as much as recommended by their House colleagues. Senators voted 25-8 in favor of the spending ...
Read More »Missouri House advances plan to cut income-tax rate
House members on Wednesday voted to advance a proposal to cut the income-tax rate for businesses and most Missouri residents to 5 percent as part of a broader Republican-led effort to change state tax law. The individual income-tax rate for ...
Read More »Missouri House votes to ban most abortions after 20 weeks
The Missouri House on Tuesday passed a bill that would ban most abortions after a fetus is 20 weeks old, an effort that supporters say is aimed at preventing the procedure at a time in which they believe fetuses can ...
Read More »Missouri attorney general subpoenas Greitens charity
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley on Friday said his office has issued 15 subpoenas as part of an investigation into a veterans charity founded by indicted Republican Gov. Eric Greitens. Republican Hawley — who is challenging Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire ...
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