JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Doctors could charge Medicaid patients a fee for missing appointments under a bill that has won initial approval in the Missouri Senate. Senators endorsed the bill Wednesday after adding a section designed to make it easier for health care providers to advertise their cost estimates. The legislation would allow doctors…
he bill would require students entering ninth grade after July 1, 2017, to pass a civics test
BRIDGETON, Mo. (AP) – St. Louis County Health Department says workers will conduct a health survey of respiratory ailments near the Bridgeton Landfill, where an underground fire has been smoldering since 2010. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1SfkUbk ) reports that department director Faisal Khan said Monday that the survey would compare a random sample of…
( KTRS ) The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a southwest Missouri man who told police he had considered committing a mass shooting at a Wal-Mart or a movie theater. Police interviewed Lammers after his mother warned them that he had purchased two assault rifles and she was worried he wasn’t taking…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court says a recent amendment to the state constitution doesn’t mean some felons now can carry guns. The Tuesday ruling by the Supreme Court applies to a 2014 amendment making the right to bear arms “unalienable.” The amendment specified that lawmakers can limit the rights of “violent”…
Some Democrats voiced support for the bill, though others said the Legislature should instead make the funding available for state employees to do the work
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis utility company is pushing back on the federal government’s plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions. Even though Ameren Missouri hasn’t filed a court challenge itself, the utility asked the Environmental Protection Agency to prevent implementation of the regulations and re-propose new ones. The company also urged Missouri Attorney…
( KTRS ) Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster says he’s reached a deal to restore $50 million in tobacco settlement money in exchange for tighter laws on small tobacco companies. The dispute is over money guaranteed through a 1998 settlement with major tobacco manufacturers aimed at covering the costs of providing health care to people with…
( KTRS ) Two proposals aimed at requiring Missourians to show photo ID before voting are heading to the Senate floor. Senators voted 8-2 Monday along party lines to advance a bill and a constitutional amendment out of committee. Both measures have already passed the House, though the constitutional amendment would need voter approval. Critics…
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – New estimates show Ferguson’s cost of implementing reforms spelled out in a consent agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice could approach $4 million in the first year alone. This further raises questions about whether the community thrust into the national spotlight after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown can…