By JORDAN SHAPIRO (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The campaign to enshrine a “right to farm” in the Missouri Constitution is starting to heat up with fundraising kicking off and… Read more »
Tag: Missouri
Mo. senators want investigation into propane price
By JORDAN SHAPIRO (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Rising propane prices led some Missouri senators to call for an investigation into why the typically abundant gas was running out and… Read more »
Mo. Senate panel considers blocking E15 gasoline
By JORDAN SHAPIRO (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Amid warnings from business groups and car manufacturers about using higher concentrations of ethanol in gasoline, a Missouri Senate committee considered Thursday… Read more »
Senators tackle Missouri school transfer law
By CHRIS BLANK (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Legislation revising Missouri’s school transfer law for unaccredited school districts received a public airing Wednesday as the Senate Education Committee during a… Read more »
Wisconsin to recognize Mo. gun permits
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri concealed weapons permit holders can now bring their guns with them to Wisconsin. Attorney General Chris Koster announced the two states had reached a… Read more »
Bill seeks 4 reviews of Mo. abortion facilities
By CHRIS BLANK (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — An abortion facility in Missouri would need to be inspected at least four times annually under a newly proposed measure in the… Read more »
Farm groups raise $200K for Mo. ballot measure
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A coalition backing a proposed constitutional amendment about farming has raised more than $200,000 for a Missouri ballot campaign. Voters will decide in November whether… Read more »
Mo. bill would allow execution using firing squad
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri could carry out executions with firing squads under legislation proposed in the House. The state currently puts inmates to death with injections of lethal… Read more »
Mo. senator files Medicaid overhaul plan
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Private insurers would gain a greater role in Missouri’s Medicaid program and patients could get rewarded financially for holding down their… Read more »
Mo. House panel considers ‘revenge porn’ bill
By JORDAN SHAPIRO (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Posting sexually explicit photos or video of a former lover online could land a person in prison, under a bill being considered… Read more »