(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A top Senate Republican says an overhaul of Missouri’s criminal code will be high on the priority list for this year’s legislative session. President Pro… Read more »
Tag: Missouri
Mo. Senate passes tax incentives for Boeing
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri’s enticement package for a new Boeing assembly plant cleared its most daunting obstacle Wednesday as state senators passed a plan… Read more »
Study: Airports contribute $11B to Mo. economy
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A recent Missouri Department of Transportation study estimates that the annual economic output of the state’s airport system is $11.1 billion. The study examined the… Read more »
Mo. seat belt use remains behind national average
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri continues to lag behind the national average for seat belt use. The Department of Transportation says seat belt use has remained stagnant at 79… Read more »
Mo. lets insurers renew canceled health policies
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri will allow health insurance companies to continue offering policies that otherwise would have been canceled because they don’t comply with… Read more »
Group sues over prayer in Mo. school
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A lawsuit filed by a secular organization seeks to prevent teacher-sponsored school prayer sessions at a mid-Missouri high school. In a complaint… Read more »
Mo. may carry out more executions using new method
By CHRIS BLANK (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Once one of the most active death penalty states in the U.S., Missouri carried out its first execution in nearly three years… Read more »
Missouri executes serial killer Franklin
By JIM SALTER (BONNE TERRE, Mo., AP) — Joseph Paul Franklin, a white supremacist who targeted blacks and Jews in a cross-country killing spree from 1977 to 1980, was put… Read more »
Deer kill down in Mo. on opening weekend
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri wildlife officials say the fall deer hunt could still turn out to be normal despite a slower than usual start due to poor weather… Read more »
Doctors propose pilot program for Mo. Medicaid
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Some doctors want to make Missouri’s Medicaid program a little more like a health club. A proposal outlined by a pair… Read more »