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Editorial Roundup: Missouri
St. Louis Post-Dispatch. March 29, 2024. Editorial: State bid to control city police is a partisan stunt based on a false narrative To borrow from Ronald Reagan’s classic line about intrusive government: The 10 most terrifying words in the English language for St....
Lawsuit challenging Indiana abortion ban survives a state challenge
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Court of Appeals gave an incremental win Thursday to a group of residents suing the state over its near-total abortion ban, arguing that it violates a state law protecting religious freedom. The three-judge panel's ruling agreed with a lower court...
Man cuffed but not charged after Chiefs Super Bowl Rally shooting sues 3 more lawmakers over posts
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A man who was briefly handcuffed but not charged in the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally is suing three more lawmakers over social media posts falsely accusing him of being among the shooters and an immigrant in the country illegally. ...
As Roe v. Wade fell, teenage girls formed a mock government in 'Girls State'
NEW YORK (AP) — In the summer of 2022, days before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, some 500 high school girls gathered in Missouri for a weeklong mock government camp in which they elected their own governor and seated an all-female Supreme Court that would rule on their own bodies. ...
Missouri Senate passes sweeping education funding bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Students across Missouri could have access to scholarships for private schooling through an expanded tax credit program passed Thursday in the GOP-led state Senate. Senators voted 19-10 to pass the sweeping education bill, an approval earned after weeks...
Fears of noncitizens voting prompt GOP state lawmakers in Missouri to propose driver’s license label
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — All Missouri driver’s licenses would be labeled with a U.S. citizenship stamp under a bill approved Tuesday by Republican House members, who argued the change is needed because of an increase in illegal border crossings. The bill, which needs another...
Exiled Missouri lawmaker blocked from running for governor as a Democrat
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Democrats on Tuesday blocked a blacklisted state lawmaker from running for governor as a Democrat. The Democratic Party on Tuesday refused to accept a filing fee from state Rep. Sarah Unsicker, who was exiled after social media posts last year...
Oaths and pledges have been routine for political officials. That's changing in a polarized America
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The resignation letter was short and direct. “I can no longer be under an oath to uphold the New Constitution of Ohio," wrote Sabrina Warner in her letter announcing she was stepping down from the state's Republican central committee. It was...
Republicans vote to make it harder to amend Missouri Constitution
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican lawmakers on Thursday voted to make it harder to change the Missouri Constitution amid a campaign to restore abortion rights through a voter-backed constitutional amendment. Currently, Missouri constitutional changes are enacted if approved by...
2 men are charged with murder in the deadly shooting at Kansas City's Super Bowl celebration
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two men charged with murder in last week's shooting after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade were strangers who pulled out guns and began firing within seconds of starting an argument, according to court documents released Tuesday. Missouri...
