Court orders state to release records on medical marijuana program
A state appeals court ruled Tuesday that Missouri regulators were wrong to withhold copies of successful medical marijuana applications from litigants…
Politics
Group wants to send gas tax hike passed by Legislature to Missouri voters
A conservative anti-tax group wants Missourians to decide whether they will pay extra for gas starting in October as a bill…
Homeless crisis looms with federal eviction moratorium on shaky legal ground
At least once a day, housing advocate Melissa Pashia speaks to someone who is living in a car. Once the situation…
ACLU tracks civil liberties bills from 2021 Missouri Legislature
JEFFERSON CITY – About a half-dozen bills passed by Missouri legislators in the recent session are winning praise from the American…
Return to Midnight Basketball proposed for city
CITY HALL – Twenty-First Ward Alderman John Collins-Muhammad hopes to cut crime by bringing back a late-night basketball program that…
High-profile gun bill would thwart federal efforts to combat gun violence
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature passed a high-profile measure to ban local enforcement of federal gun laws with…
Republicans hope to counter calls to ‘defund the police’
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Republicans have pushed through a bill that would penalize cities that cut police budgets and bolster protections for officers under…
Bill to shield businesses from most COVID lawsuits heads to governor
In the last hour of the 2021 legislative session, the Missouri House sent a sweeping bill that would shield businesses…
Legislative season ends without passing bill crucial to Medicaid funding
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri lawmakers ended the 2021 legislative session with a $2 billion question left unanswered. For the first time…
Dropping emissions testing could prompt U.S. to slap sanctions on Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY – With just hours left in their 2021 session, Missouri lawmakers passed legislation removing several St. Louis area…
Page, Jones announce relaxed COVID-19 guidelines
CITY HALL – The day after the federal government significantly eased mask guidelines, county and city officials announced they were…
Online retailers face paying Missouri sales tax
In legislative jargon, it’s called the Wayfair fix. What it means is a change in state law that makes online…
State bill to speed move to clean energy wins approval
Legislation that would allow Missouri utility companies to speed their transition to renewable energy is on its way to Gov. Mike…
Missouri passes bill to limit police use of chokeholds
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri’s Legislature passed on Thursday a wide-ranging bill that would, among other things, limit when police…
New program would provide services, versus jail, for mentally ill
CITY HALL – When a police officer arrests a seriously mentally ill person who’s illegally panhandling, the officer may waste…
Missouri lawmakers close to approving bill targeting protesters who block traffic
A push to crack down on protesters who block roads, to penalize cities that cut police budgets and to bolster…