An attorney previously reprimanded by the Missouri Supreme Court for issues with diligence received a three-year suspension from that court Tuesday, again for issues with diligence.
Read More »Missouri wins $21.5M settlement from S&P for ratings
Missouri will receive a substantial share of $1.38 billion Standard & Poor's is paying to settle U.S. allegations that it knowingly inflated its ratings of risky mortgage investments that helped trigger the financial crisis.
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Read More »Auditors find UMKC business school submitted false data
The University of Missouri-Kansas City’s business school knowingly submitted false data when applying for rankings, although there’s no reason to believe the misinformation led to undeserved accolades, a new report and analysis have found.
Read More »Kansas, Missouri reps call for bi-state gun legislation
State lawmakers from Missouri and Kansas are pushing similar bills that would restrict firearms for people with domestic violence or stalking restraining orders or convictions, but a pair of Missouri state representatives called the legislation a publicity stunt with no chance of passage.
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Read More »Auditor Schweich joins GOP primary for governor
Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich launched his gubernatorial campaign aggressively Wednesday, accusing his Republican primary rival of being "bought and paid for" by a wealthy donor and questioning the ethics of his potential Democratic opponent.
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Read More »Missouri GOP lawmakers seek to expand abortion notifications
Some Missouri Republican lawmakers outlined proposals Tuesday to strengthen parental notification requirements for minors seeking abortions as they sought to expand upon a new law tripling the state’s abortion waiting period.
Read More »Gray Ritter, Stueve Siegel get lead roles in GM corn case
A federal judge in Kansas named two attorneys from opposite ends of Missouri as part of a four-attorney plaintiffs’ team leading litigation over genetically-modified corn.
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Read More »Public defense budget on Nixon’s chopping block
Gov. Jay Nixon has proposed cutting $3.4 million from the Office of the State Public Defender’s budget.
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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 »ACLU says town to stop ticketing headlight flashers
The American Civil Liberties Union announced Thursday that it has settled a lawsuit with a Kansas City suburb after the town agreed to stop ticketing drivers who flash their headlights at oncoming traffic to warn that a speed trap lies ahead.
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Read More »Three women nominated for Jackson Court bench
A judicial commission nominated three women — a family court commissioner, a prosecutor and an attorney in private practice — for a vacant Jackson County Circuit Court bench.
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