The official sign-up season for President Barack Obama's health care law may be over, but leading congressional Democrats say millions of Americans facing new tax penalties deserve a second chance.
Read More »Federal judge stalls Obama’s executive action on immigration
The White House promised an appeal Tuesday after a federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration and gave a coalition of 26 states time to pursue a lawsuit aiming to permanently stop the orders.
Read More »Missouri man enlists former deputies in murder case appeal
A southern Missouri man appealing his conviction in a live-in girlfriend's murder has enlisted some unusual character witnesses: former sheriff's deputies who testified that they planned to arrest another suspect for the crime.
Read More »Winter weather to disrupt legislative work in Missouri
The House and Senate called off work for Monday.
Read More »Mogab to receive Award of Honor
Nancy Mogab, a workers' compensation attorney known for her work with Iraqi women lawyers and launching a law program for the public, will receive the 2015 Lawyers Association Award of Honor.
Read More »Constitution Party candidate can get on ballot for St. Louis County Council seat
St. Louis County will allow a candidate from the conservative Constitution Party on the April 7 ballot in a special election for a vacant St. Louis County Council seat.
Read More »St. Louis County Court closes for five days
St. Louis County Circuit Court is closing from Thursday until Tuesday morning for holidays and renovations.
Read More »Veteran St. Louis County commissioner retained
St. Louis County Circuit Court judges voted unanimously Wednesday to retain veteran family court commissioner Victoria Mullen McKee for another four-year term.
Read More »Committee pans measure to get rid of grand juries
A resolution filed in the Missouri legislature seeks to abolish grand juries in Missouri, but during a hearing Wednesday the only testimony in favor was from its sponsor, indicating that despite the current cultural climate, the grand jury may be here to stay.
Read More »State high court rules Legislature violated ballot rights
Missouri lawmakers violated residents' constitutional rights to amend state laws when they preemptively tinkered with the intent of a renewable energy initiative before it went before voters, the state's highest court decided Tuesday.
Read More »Missouri man executed for killing neighbor in 1990
Walter Timothy Storey was the first Missouri inmate put to death this year after a record 10 executions in 2014.
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