Four of the eight members of the State Board of Education say they oppose Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ efforts to fire the education commissioner ahead of a meeting next week during which her fate is expected to be discussed. Two ...
Read More »Missouri attorney general investigating Google
Missouri’s attorney general is investigating Google for potential violations of the state’s consumer-protection and antitrust laws, his office said Monday. Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley — who also is running for Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill’s seat in 2018 — ...
Read More »Former Missouri lawmaker fighting campaign violation costs
A former state lawmaker’s attorney argued to Missouri Supreme Court judges Tuesday that the former candidate shouldn’t have to pay $230,000 for alleged campaign finance violations. Former St. Louis Democratic Sen. Robin Wright-Jones’ attorney, Bernard Edwards, Jr., told Supreme Court ...
Read More »Judge rules against Missouri in juvenile parole case
A federal judge has ruled a group of Missouri prisoners convicted of murder as juveniles and sentenced to life behind bars without an opportunity for parole can move forward with a lawsuit against the state’s prison system. The Roderick and ...
Read More »Missouri proposes innovation corridor for Amazon’s 2nd home
Missouri officials were submitting a bid Thursday for Amazon’s second headquarters that would involve an innovation corridor between Kansas City and St. Louis rather than a single location in one of the state’s major metropolitan areas. That proposal is in ...
Read More »McCaskill raises $3M for tough re-election campaign in 2018
Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill far outpaced Republican rivals in fundraising with nearly $3 million raised in the three months to the end of September for what’s likely to be an expensive and gritty fight for her Missouri seat, her ...
Read More »Court ruling favors Planned Parenthood in Missouri
A federal appeals court ruling has opened the door for Planned Parenthood to pursue abortion licenses in more areas of Missouri. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday lifted a temporary stay that had allowed the state to ...
Read More »Missouri officials push to expand address secrecy program
State confidentiality programs aimed at hiding the home addresses of domestic violence victims could be expanded under federal legislation introduced by Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt on Thursday. Missouri is one of 36 states with programs that let victims of ...
Read More »Officials say no hate crime charges in transgender teen’s grisly killing
Authorities say her eyes were gouged out and her genitals stabbed, but that the death of transgender teenager whose burned remains were found near the mobile home of one of her alleged killers in rural southern Missouri, her bones discarded ...
Read More »New discrimination, overdose laws take effect in Missouri
Most new laws passed by Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature this year took effect Monday, including a measure that will raise the standard for suing for workplace or housing discrimination. The change has been praised by Republican Gov. Eric Greitens and business ...
Read More »Harassment claims at Missouri Capitol inspire intern website
Groups unveiled a website Wednesday aimed at helping Missouri interns identify and respond to sexual harassment at the workplace, following recent claims of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior directed at interns at the Legislature. The site has information on student ...
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