Former Kansas City attorney Jim Wirken pleaded guilty Monday to a federal money laundering charge.
Read More »Missouri bill adds to Tesla’s dealer fight
Tesla Motors Inc.’s battle to sell electric cars directly to consumers faces a new hurdle as Missouri’s legislature considers a measure to bar its company-owned store system.
Read More »Legislators approve budget bill with raises for judges
The Missouri legislature has delivered to Gov. Jay Nixon a budget that fully funds pay raises for judges and commissioners.
Read More »Bill would raise various court fees
Missouri lawmakers gave final passage Wednesday to a bill that allows for court fee increases in several counties.
Read More »MOney 20 firms moving on the Am Law 100
In advance of Missouri Lawyers Media’s info-packed MOney 20 law-firm rankings report, which will be included in the May 19 edition, we took a peek at another set of rankings: The American Lawyer’s Am Law 100 Report.
Read More »Legislators override Nixon’s tax-cut veto
The Missouri General Assembly on Tuesday overrode Gov. Jay Nixon's veto of tax-cut legislation.
Read More »Nixon explains targeting of lawyers, lobbyists in tax-bill opposition
Gov. Jay Nixon has targeted lawyers and lobbyists in multiple speeches since he began voicing his concerns last fall over a tax-cut bill he ultimately vetoed last week.
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Read More »Missouri man freed in delayed prison case
A judge ordered Monday that a St. Louis area man who was convicted of robbery in 2000 but never sent to prison until last year should be freed.
Read More »More tobacco money due to Missouri
Missouri is due a larger payment as part of the tobacco master settlement, a St. Louis circuit judge has ruled.
Read More »Nixon vetoes tax-cut legislation, citing school funding
Gov. Jay Nixon followed through on his threat to veto a tax-cut bill he says would have a catastrophic effect on school funding while benefiting lawyers and lobbyists.
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Read More »Daniel Crabtree confirmed as Kansas federal judge
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Daniel Crabtree for a federal judgeship in Kansas.
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