(Missouri Independent) – When state Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder was 18 and struggling to raise a baby, she applied for federal food assistance to help her get back on her feet. “I can cook a pot of beans and cornbread and make that last a couple of days,” Rehder, R-Sikeston, said during Monday’s Senate debate. […]
(Missouri Independent) -A Blue Springs resident and member of the far-right extremist Proud Boys on Wednesday pleaded guilty to obstructing police officers during the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump attempting to overturn his electoral defeat. Louis Enrique Colon, 45, pleaded guilty to civil disorder. Colon […]
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announced the findings of an investigation done by his office relating to claims of misconduct involving the Monroe County Clerk. After complaints were received and the findings verified, a statement of probable cause was sent to the Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office. County Clerk La Jeana Peterson allegedly violated election laws […]
The Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in Biden v. Texas, the lawsuit brought by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that challenges the Biden Administration’s cancellation of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), or “Remain in Mexico” policy. “When the Biden Administration refuses to take proactive steps […]
This National Infant Immunization Week, the Missouri Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics, and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services highly encourage parents to ensure their children get caught up on or stay on track with routine vaccinations starting at birth to help protect them from serious diseases. “As a parent, one of the best […]
Contemporary Christian rock band Casting Crowns with We Are Messengers will take the State Fair Grandstand stage, presented by CFM Insurance, on Tuesday, Aug. 16 at the Missouri State Fair. Casting Crowns will bring music from their new album Healer written by lead singer and primary songwriter Mark Hall. The album features the title track, […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation reports that it sampled and tested more than 32,000 deer for chronic wasting disease between July 2021 and April 2022. Of the more than 32,000 deer sampled, 86 tested positive for CWD. Those deer bring the total number of CWD cases found in the state to 292 since the first […]
Missouri U.S. Senator Josh Hawley wants Twitter’s new owner, multi-billionaire Elon Musk, to conduct a “comprehensive public audit” of the social media platform. Hawley used Twitter to call for the audit, proposing that Musk quote, “open the books on who Twitter has shadow-banned, who’ve they throttled, and who was responsible for the […]
April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, and groups are advocating for comprehensive sexual education for everyone, including folks with intellectual or developmental disabilities. The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council has approved $150,000 to fund a three-year project to develop this type of training, for groups and individuals. Miranda Fredrick, the council’s communications coordinator, said it’s important that self-advocates […]
(Missouri Independent) – A Boone County judge will rule soon, perhaps by this week, whether former Gov. Eric Greitens will get access to his ex-wife Sheena Greitens’ telephone records as he attempts to prove his political enemies are behind explosive allegations of spousal and child abuse. Associate Circuit Judge Leslie Schneider said at the end of […]
(Missouri Independent) – Supporters of the only attempt to add money to the state’s record operating budget during Senate debate Tuesday also complained loudest that the state is spending too much. As the chamber worked through 13 bills spending $45.1 billion in the coming fiscal year, members of the conservative caucus often voted against the bills […]
Gender identity and LGBTQ-plus issues have gotten days’ worth of heated discussion in the Missouri General Assembly this session. Joey Parker tells us about the most recent legislative winners and losers. Republican Representative Brian Seitz of southern Missouri’s Taney County highlights an issue that’s dominated this session. Representatives Maggie Nurrenbern, a Kansas City […]
A 65-mile gas pipeline through eastern Missouri is in limbo after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to consider reinstating federal authorization for the project. Permits for the Spire STL Pipeline, which cuts through Illinois and Missouri, were struck down by the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. last year after the three-judge panel said federal regulators had […]
(Missouri Independent) – The Missouri Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that St. Louis and Jackson County may challenge the constitutionality of a law passed last year barring Missouri police from enforcing federal gun regulations. In a 6-1 decision, Missouri’s highest court sent a case about the Second Amendment Preservation Act back to Cole County Circuit […]
Nestlé Professional USA announced it is investing $7.5 million to expand its facility in Trenton, with plans to add more than 30 jobs. The expansion of the factory will enable the company to meet the growing demand for products for the out-of-home market. “Nestlé’s expansion is great news for Trenton and will positively impact the […]
Landowners in northwest and west-central Missouri can tap a revenue source through the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service program called PRIME, an acronym for Program Restoring and Improving Monarch Ecosystems. The Missouri Department of Conservation can help connect landowners with the program and offer expertise on management practices that help monarch butterflies and all pollinators. […]
Time is running out to fix loopholes in Missouri’s concealed carry law this year. Marshall Griffin reports: A bill in the Missouri Senate would adjust the 2016 conceal-carry law to forbid someone subject to a restraining order from carrying a firearm while under that order. It would also make it illegal for anyone […]
On the same day the Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 treatment for children younger than 12, the Missouri House of Representatives passed the “Required Immunization Liability Act.” If it becomes law, workers who are required to get a vaccine in order to get or keep a job could sue their […]
(Missouri Independent) – A Cole County judge denied the state health department’s attempt to relitigate a case stemming from a 2019 licensing dispute with Missouri’s lone abortion provider and ordered Missouri to pay Planned Parenthood’s legal fees. In a ruling Friday afternoon, Cole County Circuit Court Judge Jon Beetem affirmed an administrative court’s ruling that the […]
(Missouri Independent) – A federal judge in Louisiana said Monday he will block the Biden administration from lifting a public health order that keeps immigrants seeking asylum out of the United States. U.S. District Judge Robert R. Summerhays told Republican state attorneys general and the federal government that he planned to grant the Republicans’ request […]
