Latest Missouri state government News
Missouri Supreme Court deals a blow to secretary of state's ballot language on abortion
The Missouri Supreme Court has turned away an appeal about how to word a ballot question on access to abortion in the state. Missouri lawmakers have already banned abortion except in cases of medical emergency, but proponents of broader access to the procedure are seeking to put a...
Lawyers for religious leaders challenging Missouri abortion ban say law imposes beliefs on everyone
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri lawmakers intended to “impose their religious beliefs on everyone" in the state when they passed a restrictive abortion ban, lawyers for a group of religious leaders who support abortion rights said at a court hearing Thursday. But attorneys for the...
New Missouri Supreme Court judge ensures female majority on the bench
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Monday appointed appeals court Judge Ginger Gooch to the state Supreme Court, preserving women's historic majority on the high court. Women first earned a majority on the Supreme Court after Parson in September...
The Supreme Court keeps a Missouri law on hold that bars police from enforcing federal gun laws
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday kept a Missouri law on hold that bars police from enforcing federal gun laws, rejecting an emergency appeal from the state. The 2019 law was ruled unconstitutional by a district judge but allowed to remain in effect. A federal appeals...
Judge in Missouri transgender care lawsuit agrees to step aside but decries 'gamesmanship'
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge agreed Friday to step aside in a lawsuit challenging a new Missouri law restricting gender-affirming health care for minors, despite what he called “gamesmanship” from the plaintiffs' lawyers for requesting a new judge. St. Louis Circuit Judge Steven...
Editorial Roundup: Missouri
St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 13, 2023. Editorial: Missouri earns a dubious spot among the top book-banning states in America Missouri achieved a dubious new status recently: It broke the top three in the list of U.S. states that have most egregiously moved to ban...
The approved multistate wind-power transmission line will increase energy capacity for Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Regulators on Thursday gave the go-ahead for a multistate wind-energy power line to provide the equivalent of four nuclear power plants' worth of energy to Missouri consumers. At issue is the Grain Belt Express, a power line that will carry wind energy from...
Editorial Roundup: Missouri
St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 4, 2023. Editorial: Hawley’s labor conversion should be judged not by what he says, but what he’s done For years, Sen. Josh Hawley has marched in lockstep with the union-busting ethos of his party. The Missouri Republican has...
Editorial Roundup: Missouri
Kansas City Star. September 20, 2023. Editorial: KC Chiefs, Royals, Current want sports betting. Missouri lawmakers drag their heels Direct democracy is, amazingly, still alive and well in Missouri. The initiative and referendum process has in recent years brought...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Viral video shows...
