Latest Missouri state government News
Missouri House votes to ban diversity spending in government
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led House on Tuesday voted to ban state government spending on diversity, equity and inclusion, including at public colleges and universities. During work on the state budget, lawmakers voted to prohibit government funding from...
Georgia bill is latest GOP effort targeting prosecutors
ATLANTA (AP) — A new Georgia commission to discipline and remove wayward prosecutors would be the latest move nationwide to ratchet up oversight on what Republicans see as “woke prosecutors” who aren't doing enough to fight crime. The Georgia House voted 97-77 on Monday for...
Top Missouri lawmaker moves to strip library funding
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A powerful Missouri state lawmaker on Tuesday moved to strip state funding for public libraries over a fight about books. Republican House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith's budget proposal, unveiled Tuesday, would cut all $4.5 million in state...
Attorney seen on video groping clients avoids disbarment
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court decided Tuesday not to disbar a defense attorney, who was caught on video groping six clients in a jail interview room, in a courthouse and while behind the wheel. The 4-3 ruling to indefinitely suspend 86-year-old Dan Purdy...
Missouri Senate endorses transgender health restrictions
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Senate advanced a pair of bills to prohibit gender-transitioning health care treatments for minors and restrict them from competing in sports, a hard-fought GOP win Tuesday following intense pressure from protesters to act. The Senate votes...
St. Louis prosecutor: Ouster effort is politically motivated
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The elected prosecutor in St. Louis, under intense criticism after a visiting teenage athlete lost her legs in a crash blamed on a man who remained free from jail despite multiple bond violations, is accusing Missouri's attorney general of seeking her ouster for political gain. ...
Editorial Roundup: Missouri
Kansas City Star. March 13, 2023. Editorial: Landlords sometimes need help, but Missouri needs to protect renters, too Republicans in the Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill last week that would forbid localities from enforcing moratoriums on eviction...
States shield addresses of judges, workers after threats
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Following threats and attacks on public officials, state lawmakers across the U.S. have stepped up efforts to shield personal information from being publicly disclosed about judges, police, elected officeholders and various public employees. The measures...
Missouri voters could restore abortion rights in 2024
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters could decide on whether to restore abortion rights in the state if constitutional amendments made public Thursday make it to the 2024 ballot. The proposals would amend Missouri's Constitution to protect abortion rights and pregnant women,...
Editorial Roundup: Missouri
Kansas City Star. March 6, 2023. Editorial: Josh Hawley is right: The GOP is dead. Pompeo and Trump are fighting over its corpse Mike Pompeo almost got it exactly right with his critique of what’s gone wrong in the GOP circa 2023. Speaking at the Conservative...
