A Muslim student at the University of Missouri has filed a lawsuit alleging that a biology professor directed a slew of sexually suggestive and religiously offensive remarks at her. Fatma El-Walid claims in the lawsuit filed Nov. 30 that professor ...
Read More »States throw money at military bases to keep them open
States with large military bases are filling what is traditionally the federal government’s role by picking up the tab for construction and repairs, saying they can’t afford not to. The number of states willing to spend taxpayer money to fix ...
Read More »Former Kinder staffer paid $60,000 more than reports showed
A former campaign aide to Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder was paid at least $60,000 more than originally reported, according to updated finance records filed by Kinder’s gubernatorial campaign. The additional payments to former campaign manager Logan Thompson are among ...
Read More »Fight over net neutrality rules returns to appeals court
A key federal appeals court judge who thwarted the last push to make sure consumers get equal access to the Internet appeared open Friday to the government’s revised plan. Judge David Tatel was part of a three-judge panel hearing arguments in ...
Read More »Missouri Lt Gov Kinder says campaign money was misspent
The gubernatorial campaign for Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder said Friday that tens of thousands of dollars of campaign funds had been misspent by former aides and that the matter has been referred to the U.S. attorney’s office. Kinder’s campaign ...
Read More »Promises of a positive Missouri governor’s race questioned
Candidates for Missouri governor said the 2016 race would be amicable after a contender who had criticized political bullying shot and killed himself last year. But two Republican candidates created a dust-up last month with the public release of a ...
Read More »Court cases put political spotlight on Kansas judges
Two cases that will be heard in Kansas courts this week could put a political spotlight on the judges and justices hearing them, potentially threatening the careers of any who vote contrary to how activist groups think they should. All ...
Read More »Illinois medical pot users erroneously told to give up guns
Nearly two years after Illinois decided medical marijuana users shouldn’t be prohibited from owning guns, several patients received letters from state police telling them their firearms cards were being revoked. Although the agency insists the letters were sent to just ...
Read More »Vestige of St. Louis Disney park that never was up for sale
Imagine packing up the kids and heading for that dream vacation to a Disney theme park … in St. Louis. It almost happened a half-century ago when Disney drew up plans for an indoor theme park in downtown St. Louis ...
Read More »Koster, GOP Missouri gubernatorial hopefuls talk agriculture
Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster sought to distinguish himself from the four Republican candidates for Missouri governor during a Sunday question-and-answer session, but on some agriculture issues he shared similar views with the GOP hopefuls. The Missouri Farm Bureau gubernatorial ...
Read More »Justices reject challenge to local assault weapons ban
Acting in the aftermath of the San Bernardino mass shooting, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from gun owners who challenged a Chicago suburb’s ban on assault weapons. Two conservative justices said they would have heard the case and ...
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