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Missouri attorney general urges Kansas City police to enforce transgender care restrictions law
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey on Wednesday vowed to take “any legal action necessary” against Kansas City if its police department does not enforce a law banning transgender transition procedures for minors. Bailey, a Republican, said in a...
Editorial Roundup: Missouri
Kansas City Star. May 17, 2023. Editorial: Kansas and Missouri US senators’ debt ceiling threat is destructive and hypocritical If America defaults on its debts sometime in the next few weeks or months — wrecking the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and...
Meet the influential new player on transgender health bills
Do No Harm, a nonprofit that launched last year to oppose diversity initiatives in medicine, has evolved into a significant leader in statehouses seeking to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youths, producing model legislation that an Associated Press analysis found has been used in at...
Here are the restrictions on transgender people that are moving forward in US statehouses
A federal judge is considering whether to block Florida's ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth, as bills targeting the rights of trans people are being embraced by Republican governors and statehouses across the country. The restrictions are spreading quickly...
Missouri governor picks ex-federal prosecutor to replace Kim Gardner as St. Louis circuit attorney
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday named Gabe Gore, a former assistant U.S. attorney, as the new chief prosecutor in St. Louis, three days after Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner's sudden departure. Gore is a partner in the St. Louis law firm Dowd Bennett,...
Missouri terminates emergency rule to limit trans care for minors, some adults
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri officials on Tuesday abruptly terminated an unusual emergency rule proposed by the Republican attorney general that would have placed limits on transgender care for minors and some adults. The move was announced without explanation on the Missouri...
Kim Gardner steps down as St. Louis prosecutor 2 weeks sooner than planned
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Embattled St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who this month announced she would resign effective June 1, said Tuesday she is leaving office immediately, ending a turbulent tenure marked by frequent criticism, especially from Missouri's Republican leaders. The...
Editorial Roundup: Missouri
Kansas City Star. May 11, 2023. Editorial: Kansas and Missouri US senators’ debt ceiling threat is destructive and hypocritical If America defaults on its debts sometime in the next few weeks or months — wrecking the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and...
GOP state lawmakers try to restrict ballot initiatives, partly to thwart abortion protections
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With other state lawmakers seated around her in the Ohio House, Democratic state Rep. Tavia Galonski got to her feet and began to loudly chant, “One person, one vote!” The former Teamster's cry spread quickly through the visitors gallery, then began to...
Missouri lawmakers fail to raise bar to amend constitution, easing path for abortion rights
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chaos in Missouri's Republican-led Senate on the final day of session Friday meant the failure of a longtime GOP priority to make it harder to amend the state's constitution, which lawmakers predicted could ease the path to restoring abortion rights in the state. ...
