JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tensions between some GOP lawmakers and Missouri’s Democratic governor over spending limits have continued despite new legislative budget powers. Frustrations again came to a head this week when Republican House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Flanigan wrote to Governor Jay Nixon criticizing him for blocking about $46 million in spending. The…
(KTRS/AP) – Missouri House members must take annual sexual harassment training. A House panel voted Thursday to approve the new rules. They also expanded the definition of who is required to report harassment claims. The changes come after high profile allegations and instances of harassment of interns. Then House Speaker John Diehl resigned after admitting…
Patrick McKenna will be coming to Missouri as a funding shortfall is resulting in a backlog of needed repairs to aging bridges and roads
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis isn’t making the grade when it comes to premature birth rates. The 8th annual March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card was released Thursday. St. Louis was given an “F” for its premature birth rate of 12.5 percent. Among the nation’s top 100 cities with the most births, St. Louis…
( KTRS ) A public interest law firm is suing the city of Pagedale in federal court, for it’s ticketing practices. The Arlington, Virginia-based Institute for Justice filed the lawsuit Wednesday in St. Louis, asking a judge to stop the city of Pagedale from enforcing city codes that the plaintiffs call for-profit and unconstitutional. The…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois has joined 17 states supporting new domestic power plant limits being challenged in federal court by more than two dozen other states. The motion to intervene was filed Wednesday in a federal appellate court in Washington by state Attorney General Lisa Madigan. California, New York and Virginia are among the…
If the courts rule that Johnson’s execution can move forward, the Missouri Supreme Court would need to set a new date
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A group of St. Louis University law school students moved a previously scheduled discussion about Planned Parenthood off school property Tuesday after feeling external pressure from the university. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1GKFZ9A ) the university’s chapter of Law Students for Reproductive Justice had planned to host a discussion centered…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Democrats have gained a seat in the Missouri House as a result of special elections held to fill several vacancies. Three empty House seats were on the ballot Tuesday. Democrats won two of them, including one that had previously been held by a Republican. In suburban Kansas City, Democrat Rory…
