(Missourinet) – One member of the Missouri House of Representatives is sponsoring a bill that aims to no longer allow veterinarians to supervise animal chiropractors. Republican Rep. Rudy Veit, who represents the area surrounding Jefferson City, says there’s no logic behind the current requirement. Veit says that it’s just another opportunity to grow […]
(Missourinet) – A coalition of groups and elected officials have formed to back President Biden’s efforts to forgive student loan debt. It includes Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush of St. Louis. She says the president DOES have clear authority to forgive up to 10 thousand dollars in student loan debt per student, and up to 20-thousand […]
(Missourinet) – A group of elected officials and supporters of President Biden are pushing back against Republican efforts to block student loan forgiveness. They include Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas. He says that student loan debt is especially heavy in Kansas City: “Nearly 90,000 people owe more than $3 billion in student debt. […]
(Missourinet) – The Missouri Legislature’s top two Republican leaders want K-12 public school teachers to be paid based on performance. State Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden and House Speaker Dean Plocher talked about the pay model during the first days of this legislative session. Missouri Board of Education President Charlie Shields, of St. Joseph, […]
(Missourinet) – Northern Missouri Congressman Sam Graves says the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will provide oversight on the spending of the one trillion dollar infrastructure bill under his chairmanship. Graves, who had been the ranking Republican on the committee, has been appointed chair now that Republicans won the majority in the House. Graves […]
(Missourinet) – Governor Mike Parson will deliver his State of the State address this week. The governor will also release his state budget proposal for the next fiscal year in conjunction with the State of the State address. Part of Parson’s budget outline will include an 8.7-percent state worker pay raise and a […]
(Missouri Independent) – U.S. House Republicans included in the new rules for the chamber they passed this month a provision meant to make it easier for Congress to give away public lands. The provision is a fairly technical piece of the 55-page rules package. It affects internal House accounting and requires that anytime Congress were to […]
One in 11 Missouri children, and one in 13 nationally, will lose a parent or sibling by age 18. Childhood grief that is not dealt with can have short and long-term negative effects, including school problems, mental health issues, and even a shortened life span. Becky Byrne, founder and executive director of Annie’s Hope, The Center for […]
(Missouri Independent) – The constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana in Missouri won voter approval in November but created a schism among social-justice activists over the question of racial and economic equity. Some believe the new law will empower minority marijuana business owners, while others worry it will cement an already distrusted, inequitable business licensing system in place. […]
A Missouri man admitted repeatedly raping a 13-year-old runaway on a trip to Las Vegas. Jacob D. Burney, 24, of Mexico, Missouri, pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey to a charge of transportation of a minor to engage in a criminal sex act. Burney admitted becoming involved in a relationship […]
A jury in U.S. District Court in St. Louis, Missouri on Friday convicted a man of all charges connected to a series of carjackings and a home invasion in May of 2021. Jurors deliberated less than two hours before convicting Drew Clark, 37, of three counts of carjacking, three counts of brandishing a firearm in […]
A Missouri man was arrested by the FBI Friday on a federal charge that accuses him of being caught in an online sex sting. James Wessley Rankin, 46, St. Louis, was charged by complaint in U.S. District Court in St. Louis Friday with one count of transfer of obscene material to a minor. An affidavit […]
(Missourinet) – How would sports betting work if legalized in Missouri? Any bets made would most likely be made online, or could be made at any vendors that operate sports books. Republican Denny Hoskins of Warrensburg is carrying the main sports betting bill this year in the Missouri Senate: “You would download an […]
In a major win for consumers, Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his Office has obtained a consent judgment against Vacation Consulting Services, LLC; VCS Communications, LLC; The Transfer Group, LLC; Real Travel, LLC; and their owner Brian Scroggs for failing to let consumers out of their timeshare agreements. Scroggs owned Vacation Consulting Services, a […]
Heidi B. Miller, MD, joined the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) this month as the department’s first chief medical officer. Miller will provide medical guidance and expertise to DHSS programs, serve as the liaison with medical associations and providers, be instrumental in program and protocol development, and continue to build and implement […]
U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Thursday sentenced a man who fled from police in a stolen car after a shooting and a gun sale to five years and 10 months in prison. Michael Joseph Monroe sold a 9mm pistol for $325 to a confidential informant working with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, […]
(Missouri Independent) – Democrats picked up three seats in the Missouri House during the 2022 elections. Two months later, they are hopeful they may be able to capture another. On Wednesday, House Speaker Dean Plocher appointed a seven-member committee to review a challenge to the election of state Rep. Adam Schwadron, R-St. Charles, by his Democratic opponent, […]
(Missouri Independent) – The U.S. House on Wednesday approved its first abortion-related measures under a new Republican majority, eliciting strong support from GOP members and opposition from Democrats, who rejected the legislation as misleading and incomplete. Republicans, who secured a four-seat majority during the November midterm elections, said the bill setting medical standards on a national […]
(Missourinet) – Republican Representative Lane Roberts of Joplin has reintroduced a piece of legislation for the creation of a violent offender registry. Those convicted of first- and second-degree murder will be placed on a list similar to the sex offender registry. Roberts says that those on the violent offender registry have an opportunity […]
A Missouri man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and for illegally possessing several firearms. Christopher Dorrell, 36, of Independence, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner to 16 years and eight months in federal prison without parole. On Jan. 18, 2022, Dorrell pleaded guilty […]
