JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri senator is considering whether to file a complaint against former University of Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel over his involvement in last year’s campus protests. Sen. Paul Wieland told reporters Thursday that his constituents think Pinkel’s support for the players’ game boycott amounted to extortion. He said he’ll…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The Hillary Clinton campaign is officially underway in St. Louis. Thursday night lawmakers, community leaders, and hundreds of supporters kicked off the opening of the “Hillary For America St. Louis Headquarters.” Senator Claire McCaskill hosted the opening of this campaign. “It’s not just that she’s the most qualified and ready to…
(KTRS) – Governor Bruce Rauner hopes that a new group will streamline the government’s response issues surrounding young people across Illinois. The governor signed an order creating the Governor’s Cabinet on Children and Youth. Rauner says the group will work to coordinate all state entities that deal with children. The State Secretary of Education applauds…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri senators have stripped a one-year ban on lobbying from a bill that’s part of an effort to repair public trust in government. Senators approved the change 18-14 Thursday. The Senate version of the bill originally would have required elected officials to wait one year after their terms expire before…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri House has passed legislation requiring public employees’ annual, written permission for unions to withhold dues from their paychecks. Lawmakers passed the bill Thursday by a vote of 110-47. That’s significant because it exceeded the 109 votes that would be necessary to override a gubernatorial veto. The bill now…
(KTRS) – Missouri lawmakers are renewing calls for the University of Missouri to fire assistant professor Melissa Click. The Post-Dispatch reports that Senator Kurt Schaefer said a recent video showing Click confronting officers, demonstrates that she is “unstable”. He continued, saying that the university has more than enough reason to fire her. As far as…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – St. Louis County police officers will soon carry the heroin antidote Narcan. Training for use of the antidote is scheduled to start Thursday, soon after a news conference detailing the plan. The department says all commissioned police personnel will be trained in use of the medication, and it will be available…
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – The University of Illinois has confirmed reports that Josh Whitman will be its new athletic director. In a statement Wednesday interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson praised the leadership and accomplishments of the 37-year-old Whitman. Whitman called the job a dream come true. Whitman has been the athletic director at Division III Washington…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri House is advancing a bill to require annual written authorization from public employee union members before paying union dues. The measure endorsed in a voice vote Wednesday would require similar approval for unions to spend worker fees on political activities. Lawmakers exempted unions representing first responders, such as police…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Senate President John Cullerton says Gov. Bruce Rauner’s “sketch” of a budget proposal Wednesday is more than $3 billion short of necessary revenue. The Chicago Democrat says that doesn’t count the deficit the state is building in the current year because lawmakers and the Republican governor never approved a budget last…