SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Senate has rejected the governor’s veto of automatic voter registration legislation. The Senate’s 38-18 vote sends the measure to the House to consider when it returns to Springfield Nov. 29. The Legislature adopted the plan in the spring with strong bipartisan support. It would allow visitors to a handful…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner says he has friends in Donald Trump’s new administration and expects Illinois to have “a voice and a good relationship” with the president-elect. Rauner said Wednesday that two of Trump’s “most senior folks in his administration” are good friends and allies but didn’t name them. He said…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Supreme Court judges are weighing arguments over the constitutionality of a law capping traffic fines and court fees. A lawyer for several St. Louis suburbs told judges in the capital courthouse Wednesday that the law unfairly targets those cities. At issue is a law that limits the amount of…
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WASHINGTON (AP) – House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has formally announced she is seeking re-election to the job. In a letter to House Democrats Wednesday she tells them she already has support from two-thirds of the caucus. Democrats disgruntled about last week’s election results had pressured Pelosi to delay leadership elections that had been scheduled…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Czech President Milos Zeman has called U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s former wife, Ivana, to thank her for her “courage” and interest to become the new U.S. ambassador to Prague. In a Wednesday statement, Zeman said he’s pleased with that because “the U.S. cannot send a better ambassador to Prague” than her. Zeman…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Over 300 U.S. businesses have signed a statement calling on President-elect Donald Trump to support the Paris Agreement on climate change – including General Mills, eBay, Intel, Unilever, and dozens of other Fortune 500 companies. Their statement reads “implementing the Paris Agreement will enable and encourage businesses and investors to turn the…
St. Charles County, MO (KTRS) All schools within the Francis Howell School District remain on a”soft lockdown.” This is being done as a precaution while police look for a couple of suspects from an early morning shooting. Authorities say a 33-year-old man was shot around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. He’s reportedly in stable condition. A “soft…
Maryland Heights, MO (KTRS) The proposal by Stan Kroenke and his business partner Alan Bornstein for the Maryland Park Lake District development is no longer on the table. That was a message delivered by Maryland Heights City officials during a public workshop Tuesday night. Maryland Heights Councilman Ed Dirck said, “Mr. Bornstein has picked up his…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri has withdrawn recognition of a fraternity for five years for violations of several of the school’s standards of conduct. The action announced Tuesday against Kappa Alpha is effective immediately. It means the fraternity cannot participate in campus activities and will not have access to some university facilities,…