(MissouriNet) – You’ll notice extra Missouri state troopers on the highways during this Memorial Day weekend. Every available trooper will be on the road enforcing traffic laws and helping motorists. Missouri State Highway Patrol Lieutenant Paul Reinsch says the Patrol is participating in Operation CARE, which stands for Crash Awareness Reduction Effort: Troopers […]
(MissouriNet) – Both sides in a special House committee hearing on an investigation of Governor Eric Greitens revealed yesterday they had contact with the FBI. Republican Representative Jay Barnes, who chairs the committee, said he’d contacted federal law enforcement after hearing closed testimony from an early Greitens campaign advisor, Michael Hafner, who alleged […]
The bipartisan Missouri House committee investigating the governor will meet Tuesday at the Statehouse in Jefferson City. The Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight meets today at 11 am to discuss special session rules, as well as documents and discovery. They’ll be discussing House Resolution 2, which was filed Friday night by […]
The Missouri Legislature will enter an unprecedented phase on Friday evening – a special session to consider if impeachment proceedings should be launched against Governor Greitens. Mizzou political scientist Peverill Squire tells Missourinet he does not think impeachment would necessarily be a done deal. If a special committee investigating the governor chooses to […]
A far-reaching proposal in the Missouri Senate would change laws on how religious beliefs are governed in public settings. The bill from Republican Senator Bob Dixon of Springfield requires public colleges and universities to offer religious student groups the same benefits as other student organizations. The intent could be similar to legislation currently […]
Governor Eric Greitens legal team has received evidence being used against it and has questions about the prosecution’s procedures. Bill Wise from Missourinet reports. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner met defense lawyers for Governor Eric Greitens in court to turn over the first round of evidence Tuesday. KMOV-TV reports the evidence includes […]
The Missouri Senate could consider today whether to let parents use tuition tax credits to help offset costs for their children to attend private or parochial schools. Brent Gahn with the Missouri School Boards Association calls the proposed credits “vouchers in disguise” that would cost the state up to 25-million dollars annually. Supporters […]
