Federal judge dismisses Missouri AG Schmitt’s lawsuit blaming China for COVID-19
Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s lawsuit blaming China for COVID-19 was dismissed Friday when a federal judge ruled his court has…
Tag: eric schmitt
TV ad spending approaches $10 million in Missouri U.S. Senate primary
In late March, a poll from Trafalgar Group showed the Republican Senate primary in a dead heat. U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler,…
Judge rules against Schmitt in Columbia schools mask case
Attorney General Eric Schmitt lost on Thursday on almost every point raised to prevent dismissal of his office’s lawsuit against Columbia Public…
Attorney general seeks to dismiss suit alleging the office broke Sunshine Law under Hawley
A Cole County judge heard arguments Thursday over whether staff in the Missouri attorney general’s office, while it was being…
Attorney General is preparing new round of school mask lawsuits
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is preparing for a new round of lawsuits challenging school mask rules if districts reinstate orders in…
Schmitt drops lawsuits against Missouri schools, St. Louis
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Attorney General Eric Schmitt has dismissed most of the more than 40 lawsuits he filed against…
Schools left ‘scrambling’ after Missouri treasurer tied bond deals to AG’s COVID demands
It was just after 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, when the forms arrived from the state treasurer’s office.…
Feud between Missouri, Justice Department complicates joint program
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A crime-fighting partnership between Missouri and the Justice Department is caught in the middle of a…
Decision nixing local COVID orders hampering health agencies’ response to other diseases
Two weeks after a Cole County judge stripped local health agencies of their ability to issue orders to mitigate the…
Missouri gun law poses ‘clear and substantial threat,’ U.S. officials say
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri law forbidding local police from enforcing federal gun laws is hampering efforts to…
County ends mask rule; school districts resist pressure from attorney general
St. Louis County abandoned on Thursday its effort to maintain a mask mandate as Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s crusade to…
COVID-19 hospitalizations up dramatically in Missouri
(AP) — COVID-19 cases are rising sharply again across Missouri, prompting renewed concerns about overcrowding at hospitals and long waits…
Missouri Attorney General tells schools, health departments to end COVID orders
Attorney General Eric Schmitt instructed school districts and local public health departments to immediately stop enforcing health orders a judge…
Judge rejects Missouri attorney general’s challenge to school mask mandates
Face masks will stay on for students and teachers in districts requiring them, a Boone County judge ruled Tuesday, handing…
Missouri GOP vow to push back against Biden’s announced vaccine mandate
Missouri Republicans assailed President Joe Biden’s push to require employees of private businesses to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo…
Roadblocks facing Strickland’s claim of innocence are nothing new for Missouri
Kevin Strickland was hopeful Thursday was going to be his first step towards freedom after 40 years in prison. A…