State Rep. Jered Taylor is proposing to expand the number of locations, particularly private businesses like day care centers, amusement parks, and bars, where guns can be carried without a permit. A Missouri House committee will consider today Taylor’s legislation that would also bar state, local governments and public colleges and universities from restricting the […]
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Former exotic dancer asks Greitens for pardon; Bases request on governor’s motion to dismiss his own case
A lawyer has cited a motion to dismiss invasion of privacy charges against Governor Eric Greitens as a basis to exonerate his client. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports an attorney has asked Greitens to pardon Paul Henreid, a former exotic dancer of the same charges the governor faces. According to the newspaper, Henreid […]
Missouri among five states selected to participate in project addressing maternal opioid use
Missouri is one of five states selected by the National Governor’s Association to work on a new project titled, “Addressing Maternal Opioid Use Disorder to Prevent and Reduce the Effects of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Preventing NAS Learning Lab.” This project will be a collaborative effort between the Governor’s Office, Missouri Department of Social Services, Missouri […]
Missouri could play pivotal role in advancing the Equal Rights Amendment
A proposal before Missouri lawmakers would place the country on the threshold of incorporating the Equal Right Amendment into the U.S. Constitution. Democratic state Senator Jill Schupp of Creve Coeur is sponsoring the plan to ratify the legislation on the state level. She says passing the amendment into law is important because its language provides […]
Audio: Senator calls on Missouri House speaker to begin impeachment process of Greitens
State Senator Jamilah Nasheed wants House Speaker Todd Richardson of Poplar Bluff to immediately begin impeachment proceedings of fellow Republican Governor Greitens. Nasheed, a St. Louis Democrat, tells Missourinet her call is in response to a St. Louis City grand jury indicting Greitens for a felony invasion of privacy charge. A statement from […]
Audio: Missouri Governor Eric Greitens indicted on felony invasion of privacy charge
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens was indicted and booked Thursday on a felony invasion of privacy charge for allegedly taking and transmitting a non-consensual photo of his partly nude lover shortly before that campaign started. Greitens was accused of threatening his lover with the nude photo, an allegation that isn’t mentioned in the indictment. He has […]
Missouri Senate starts process to boost funding for nursing homes
The Missouri Senate has advanced a proposal meant to increase reimbursement payments for nursing homes. The bill from Republican Senator Dan Brown of Rolla would call for reimbursement rates for the homes to be recalculated every year to account for constantly rising health care costs. The increase in payments would be subject to […]
Audio: Missouri Attorney General launches review of state agency policies involving harassment and retaliation
The Missouri Attorney General’s office will take a look at discrimination and harassment policies within state government. Alisa Nelson from the Missourinet files this report. Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley says his office will partner with the Women’s Foundation to conduct what he calls a comprehensive review of existing discrimination and harassment policies […]
Two new “Bicycle Across Missouri” routes announced
Missouri Life magazine announces two new routes for 2018 for its Big BAM (Bicycle Across Missouri) tours. Missouri’s only cross-state bicycle tour, Big BAM has been in north Missouri in the past three years and offered only one ride per year. Big BAM on Route 66 will be June 17-22, 2018, and hundreds of cyclists […]
Audio: Missouri program aims to recruit soldiers to fill critical firefighting shortages
Missouri’s fire departments, especially in rural areas, have a critical need for more firefighters and a new state program aims to help recruit more. State Fire Marshal Tim Beam tells Missourinet the “Firefighters Veterans Initiative” is intended to link veterans and active service members to fire service careers. Missouri has more than 63,000 […]
Audio: Missouri pays out $8 million in discrimination, harassment cases in 2017
An annual report shows the state paid more than eight-million dollars in 2017 in worker discrimination and harassment claims. Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley says his office will review policies within the state’s agencies that address such illegal behavior. During a Tuesday press conference in Jefferson City, Hawley says 100 or more harassment […]
Law enforcement seized $7 million in property under Missouri’s Criminal Activity Forfeiture Act in 2017
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway released a compilation of property seizures made under Missouri’s Criminal Activity Forfeiture Act (CAFA) in 2017. The Auditor’s report shows law enforcement officials seized an estimated $7.05 million worth of property in 658 seizures. Those were increases from 2016 when law enforcement officials seized approximately $6.3 million worth of property […]
Audio: Proposal approved in Missouri House would slash unemployment benefits by 7 weeks
A proposal approved in the Missouri House would have an immediate impact on unemployed workers if it becomes law. The availability of their unemployment payments would be slashed by seven weeks, effectively ranking Missouri third among states offering the least amount of time to collect the benefits. Missouri now offers 20 weeks of […]
Audio: Missouri House passes bill that would ban marriage of kids 14 and younger
The Missouri House has passed a proposal that would ban children under 15 years old from getting married. The 95-to-50 vote sends the measure to the state Senate. The bill from Republican Representative Jean Evans of Manchester received unanimous bipartisan support in committee hearings with no one speaking against it. Opposition on the […]
Missouri lawmakers look at resolution to make youth violence a health epidemic
Missouri lawmakers are looking at a proposal to establish youth violence as a public health epidemic. The measure also calls on the General Assembly to support the creation of statewide education for trauma. Sara Baker with the ACLU of Missouri says the education system has failed to accommodate students afflicted with trauma. The […]
Audio: Suspect captured after shooting at eastern Missouri deputy
A suspect who shot several rounds on Thursday afternoon at a Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputy in eastern Missouri’s De Soto has been captured. Sheriff Dave Marshak says a homeowner played a key part in catching the suspect. No one was injured in the incident and the investigation continues.
Audio: Missouri Corrections Department trying to change culture after prison scandal
A Missouri House committee is tracking progress after a scandal revealed a dysfunctional workplace environment at state prisons last year. Matt Briesacher is the Director of the newly created Office of Professional Standards. He told the committee his office, which follows up on complaints about conduct, has seen a dramatic improvement in prison wardens engaging […]
State seeking organizations to serve meals to children during summer months
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is looking for organizations throughout the state to help feed thousands of children who would otherwise go without meals during the summer months when school is not in session. The Summer Food Service Program reimburses organizations for meals they serve to children who are at risk […]
Proposal in Missouri legislature would do away with mandatory vehicle safety inspections
A proposal in the Missouri legislature would do away with mandatory vehicle safety inspections. Currently, state law requires mechanical inspections every other year once a vehicle is five-years-old, with certain exceptions. They’re also necessary in order to renew a motor vehicle license. During a hearing of the House Transportation Committee in Jefferson City, Republican Representative […]
Audio: Missouri prisoner walks away from work release in Southeast Missouri
The Missouri Department of Corrections says law enforcement officers and state troopers are searching for an inmate who walked away while on work release in southeast Missouri. Luke Turnbough has the story: Police and the Missouri State Highway Patrol are helping in the search. The K-9 unit from Farmington Correctional Center has been […]