RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has vetoed legislation he said would legalize discrimination of the LGBT community. The Democratic governor made the announcement Wednesday during a radio appearance on WTOP. The measure would prohibit the state from punishing religious groups that refuse services related to gay marriages. Republican supporters said it would…
Chicago, IL (KTRS) Prosecutors won’t retry former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on the five counts tossed by a federal appeals court and have requested a resentencing date. Federal prosecutors made the filing on Wednesday. This comes two days after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Blagojevich’s appeal of his remaining corruption convictions. Those convictions…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Classes are canceled today at Horace Mann Elementary School to allow students and staff to attend the funeral of a murdered third grade teacher. Police say Jocelyn Peters was found shot to death in her Central West End apartment last week. The 30-year-old teacher was 7 months pregnant. So far there…
( KTRS ) The Missouri Legislature has passed the first bill in a package of legislation aimed at tightening ethics laws for lawmakers. The Senate voted 32-0 Tuesday to ban lawmakers and statewide elected officials from working as paid political consultants while they are in office. The legislation would prohibit office holders from getting paid…
