JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A bill capping municipal courts fines for ordinance violations has won initial approval in the Missouri Senate. Senators debated the measure for more than two hours Tuesday before finalizing its language. It still needs a final vote before going to the House. Bill sponsor Sen. Eric Schmitt said some cities…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A proposed bill in the Missouri House would require Missouri college students to take a class on freedom of speech. During a House hearing Tuesday, bill sponsor Rep. Dean Dohrman said the bill is needed after confrontations with journalists during protests at the University of Missouri last year. Assistant professor…
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CHICAGO (AP) – Bruce Rauner takes pride in not being like any of Illinois’ previous governors, either on matters of style or substance. A multimillionaire in his first public office, the former private equity investor drops by watering holes in the state capital of Springfield to have a lowbrow Stag beer, despite having belonged to…
A proposed bill in the Missouri House would require Missouri college students to take a class on freedom of speech
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St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis Blues is requesting help from St. Louis City and St. Louis County to renovate their city-owned downtown arena as part of a project that will also upgrade the city’s convention center and former home of its recently departed NFL team. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Blues officials…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Senator Claire McCaskill has a new duty – jury duty. The Democratic lawmaker has been chosen to serve on a jury for a civil trial in St. Louis County over the next few days. McCaskill posted several messages on Twitter throughout the day Monday as she waited to find out…
(KTRS) The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is proposing rules to regulate bobcat hunting and trapping throughout the state. The agency released its proposals, yesterday, to amend a wildlife hunting law that took effect Jan. 1. Proposed rules include prohibiting bobcat harvesting in the northeastern and east-central regions of Illinois and requiring hunters to purchase…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – U.S. Rep. Jason Smith says a state agency hasn’t been transparent in plans to build a new state park in southeastern Missouri. The Missouri Republican spoke Monday during a state House hearing in favor of bills to require the Department of Natural Resources to sell land in Oregon County purchased…