JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – An attorney defending a proposal to raise Missouri tobacco taxes for early childhood programs says taking it off the ballot would violate backers’ constitutional right to use the initiative petition process. Attorney Jane Dueker argued Thursday to state Supreme Court judges that it should go to voters Nov. 8, despite…
ATLANTA (AP) – Jimmy Carter says the United States is experiencing “a resurgence of racism” and he’s calling on Baptist faith leaders to foster change in their communities. The former U.S. president spoke Thursday at a summit hosted by the New Baptist Covenant, which he convened in 2007 to unite Baptists. Carter’s keynote address came…
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Speaker Paul Ryan says he released his tax returns and “I think we should” do so. But he said he’ll defer to Donald Trump on timing. Ryan was the Republican nominee for vice president in 2012 and released his tax returns at that time. He made his comments in response to…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has approved a $10 billion water projects bill that includes money for Flint, Michigan – nearly a year after a public health emergency was declared there because of lead-contaminated water. Senators approved the bill by a 95-3 vote. It goes to the House, where approval of a similar bill –…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Another member of the Hubbard family is being challenged over election results from the August second primary. Once again absentee ballots are at the center of another election dispute. This time its with St. Louis’ Fifth Ward Democratic Committeeman race. Rasheen Aldridge, who served on the Ferguson Commission, lost that race…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Thirsty for a beer at a ballgame or rock concert? There soon could be an app for that. Missouri lawmakers on Wednesday overrode a veto by Gov. Jay Nixon to enact a law allowing entertainment facilities to sell alcoholic drinks through mobile applications. Customers could tap an app on their…
( KTRS ) A Madison County Jury has convicted an Edwardsville man on a Class X Felony DUI charge following a two-day trial. 58 yr old Carl E. Bettorf was found guilty of “Aggravated Driving Under the Influence”, a Class X felony, stemming from an incident in November 2009. He has 5 previous DUI convicitons.…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri says it’s putting $1.6 million toward doubling its numbers of minority faculty to 13 percent in four years. The Kansas City Star reports that university leaders met on the Columbia campus Tuesday to discuss efforts in the past year to improve diversity, inclusion and race relations. Kevin McDonald,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri state senator has refused to stand while her colleagues recited the Pledge of Allegiance in the state Capitol. Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, a St. Louis Democrat, says her silent protest Wednesday on the Senate floor was intended to show solidarity with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick has kneeled…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers have concluded their annual veto session after overriding Gov. Jay Nixon to enact measures loosening state gun laws and tightening voting requirements. The Republican-led Legislature overrode the Democratic governor on a total of 13 vetoes Wednesday. The guns laws allow most adults to carry concealed weapons without needing permits. The…