Missouri AG Can't Enforce Sunshine Laws In Governor's Office Because It's ‘A Client'

Missouri’s attorney general’s office is in charge of enforcing the Sunshine Law.

Missouri Tourist Hotspots Also Heating Up COVID Counts As New Variant Spreads

The variant has been identified in lab tests and wastewater monitoring in 18 communities across the state.

Governor Signs Bill Ending Missouri's Designation As Last State Without A PDMP

Monday, Missouri will soon become the last state in the nation to establish a statewide prescription drug monitoring program.

Missouri, Kansas Utilities May Use Loophole To Charge Customers For Fossil Fuel Lobbying

Federal and state rules prohibit utility companies from passing their lobbying costs on to customers through bills.

At Behest Of Governor's Office, Missouri DNR Created New Senior Post For Parson Aide

Gov. Mike Parson's office directed the state's Department of Natural Resources to create a new senior counsel position.

Missouri Among States Set To Allow College Athletes To Profit Off Their Name, Likeness

A seismic shift will rock college sports next month, when a handful of new state laws go into effect.

Crowded Field Looking At Missouri's 4th District As Hartzler Pivots To Senate Bid

Two other potential candidates have taken themselves out or all but done so.

Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway Announces She Won't Run For Re-Election In 2022

Nicole Galloway, the only Democrat who currently holds a statewide office in Missouri, announced Friday she won't seek re-election in 2022.

In Missouri And Other States, Flawed Data Makes It Hard To Track Vaccine Equity

At St. James United Methodist Church, a cornerstone for many in the Black community in Kansas City, in-person services recently resumed.

Cyberattack On Meat Giant JBS Has Industry Looking To Fortify Defenses

A ransomware attack on the world's largest meatpacking company this week drew attention to the need for more cybersecurity in agriculture.

Missouri Senate Democratic Leader Says Delay In Special Session Will Allow Tempers To Cool

The taxes, which are expected to provide $2.6 billion to fund Medicaid in the coming fiscal year, will expire Sept. 30.

St. Louis Once Again Set To Debate Surveillance Accountability Bill

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is one of about a dozen departments nationwide that have a “real time crime center."

Pending Law To Correct Wrongful Convictions Could Depend On Missouri Attorney General

Johnson has spent 26 years in jail, and Gardner alleged former prosecutors and police fabricated evidence to get his murder conviction.

Republican-Backed Law Targeting Public Unions Rejected By Missouri Supreme Court

The Missouri Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling Tuesday and struck down a 2018 law that sought to impose new restrictions.

Missouri Supreme Court Gives Split Decision In Corrections Overtime Case

In the unanimous opinion written by Judge Patricia Breckenridge, the Supreme Court ruled that officers are due some of the award.

Missouri Lawmakers Passed A Tax Credit Program To Fund School Choice. How Will It Work?

Missouri is on the cusp of creating a program that directs donations funded by tax credits to help parents offset costs.

Memorial Day Memories: Courage Of Missouri War Correspondents

I never fought in the Vietnam War. I joined United Press International, a worldwide wire service, in 1975 at the end of that conflict.

Missouri Lawmakers Pushing Governor For Special Sessions On A Myriad Of Issues

A tax that funds $2 billion of Missouri's Medicaid program.

Missouri Republican Calls For A Change In Senate Leadership Over Handling Of FRA Bill

The simmering division among Republicans over a bill crucial to funding Missouri's Medicaid program boiled over this week.

COVID Surge In North Missouri Creates Worries For Summer As Vaccinations Decline

In the last week of April, the Linn County Health Department signaled that the COVID-19 pandemic had cooled enough.

Error Forces Restart On Petition For Vote On Missouri Gas Tax Increase

Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office confirmed that the petition’s form has been approved.

As Kansas, Missouri Keep Building Wind, Some Communities Look To Regulate

Austin Cline is the third generation to farm his family's land in Marshall County.

Missouri Law Firm Offers Guide For Representing Yourself In An Eviction Lawsuit

The pandemic has put many families in an unstable housing situation for the first time.

Missouri Needs Free Market Marijuana Reforms Now

In 2018, 66% of Missouri voters voted to legalize medical marijuana.

Medicaid? Voting Rights? Critical Race Theory? Parson Faces Special Session Demands

A tax that funds $2 billion of Missouri's Medicaid program.

Missouri Lawmakers Approve Reforms to Controversial Clean-Energy Loan Program

Lawmakers approve consumer protections and oversight to PACE loans that have disproportionately burdened borrowers in Black neighborhoods.

Judge Sets Trial Date For Lawsuit Over Missouri Medicaid Expansion

The lawsuit seeking to force Missouri to expand Medicaid coverage under a voter-approved constitutional amendment will go to trial in June.

Missouri Senate Field Expected To Expand Soon As Major Republican Gathering Nears

Republican activists from around the state will gather in Kansas City next month for the party's annual Lincoln Days.

Missouri Treasurer Joins Push Against Biden Effort To Get Banks To Drop Coal

The move comes in response to efforts by the Biden administration to get banks to help reduce U.S. carbon emissions.

‘Sex Ed For All' Is Imperative For Missouri Youth

In May, we observe Sex Ed for All month, a campaign highlighting the critical need for equitable and accessible sexuality education for all.

Republican Lawmakers Call For Special Session Over Kansas City Police Budget

Four Republican lawmakers from the Kansas City area are asking Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to call a special session.

Clean-Energy Loans Trapped Black Homeowners In Debt

The legislature just started trying to fix the problem.

Missouri Medical Marijuana Companies Win Tax Relief From State Lawmakers

Missourians voted to legalize medical marijuana in 2018. But under federal law, growing, transporting or selling marijuana remains a crime.

Parson Names Robin Ransom As First Black Woman To Sit On Missouri Supreme Court

Judge Robin Ransom will be the first Black woman to sit on the Missouri Supreme Court, Gov. Mike Parson announced Monday.

Congressional Democrats Scrutinize State Elections Laws For Effect On Minority Voters

Butterfield said the effect of such laws is to make it much more difficult for some people to vote, including rural residents and minorities

Why COVID Will Be A Lasting Concern Inside Missouri Prisons

More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Missouri Department of Corrections has implemented mitigation efforts.

Lawsuit Seeks To Force Missouri To Enact Voter-Approved Medicaid Expansion

The least surprising lawsuit of the year, to force Missouri to provide Medicaid coverage to 275,000 people.

Top Aide To Gov. Parson Leaving To Lobby For Biodiesel Industry

According to the Missouri Ethics Commission, Earl is not currently registered to lobby in the state.

A Wave Of Evictions Could Push Gun Violence To New Extremes This Year

When Bryan Murrell first found the house, he could barely imagine anyone had ever lived there.

Missourians, Health Care Providers Pause Plans As Medicaid Expansion Heads To Court

Nina Canaleo wishes she could have known years ago she would one day be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.