A Washington man who posted Facebook comments threatening a former Ferguson, Missouri, police officer will avoid prison but has been ordered to stay off social media sites in a case that is part of a broader legal debate about when social media rants go beyond hyperbole and become a crime.
Read More »GOP donor backs anti-Semitic claims of auditor who shot self
A prominent Republican donor stepped forward Thursday to back up assertions that Missouri's GOP chairman had made negative remarks about the religion of the state auditor, who killed himself amid perceptions he was the target of an anti-Semitic whispering campaign.
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Read More »Congress sends Obama bill to kill a labor board rule
The Republican-controlled Congress has sent the White House a bill repealing a National Labor Relations Board rule intended to streamline union elections, defying a threat by President Barack Obama to veto the measure.
Read More »Ferguson municipal court resumes with new judge
Ferguson's municipal court held its first session Thursday night since a Department of Justice report found the city operated a profit-driven system that heightened tensions among black residents for years.
Read More »Judge OKs $10 million settlement in Target data breach
A Minnesota judge has endorsed a settlement in which Target Corp. will pay $10 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over a massive data breach in 2013.
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Read More »House OKs stricter work requirements for welfare
The Missouri House approved stricter work requirements for welfare program participants and a lifetime limit for receiving temporary cash assistance of less than three years on Wednesday in a proposal that critics said would devastate needy families.
Read More »Monsanto to pay $350K to settle more wheat-related lawsuits
Monsanto said Wednesday it will pay about $350,000 to settle class action lawsuits brought by farmers in seven states over genetically modified wheat.
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Read More »Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over Mayflower oil spill
A federal class-action lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corporation over a 2013 crude oil spill in central Arkansas has been dismissed by a federal judge, who acknowledged in his ruling that his decision seems unfair.
Read More »Kansas City schools win on discrimination, retaliation claim
A Jackson County jury sided with the Kansas City Public School district in a case of employment discrimination decided March 13.
Tagged with: age discrimination disability discrimination Retaliation
Read More »Potential GOP candidate for governor visits Capitol
A potential Republican candidate for governor in 2016 made the rounds Tuesday in Missouri, first shaking hands and visiting with lawmakers in the Capitol and then speaking to a Missouri Farm Bureau fundraiser.
Read More »Missouri Senate panel advances 1 Republican labor priority
The fate of two Republican priorities targeted at labor unions is in question after a mixed vote by a Missouri Senate panel.
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