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Despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling the the practice unconstitutional, Sen. Mike Moon's legislation would allow the death penalty in non-homicide cases.
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State lawmakers across the country are increasingly saying "no" to cities and counties seeking to impose local restrictions on businesses.In the past five…
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Missouri's GOP-controlled Legislature is using its clout to push for limits to the state's social safety net.Proposals nearing the end of the legislative…
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The Missouri House has passed a supplemental budget for the current fiscal year. It includes five million dollars for the unaccredited Normandy School…
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The Missouri Senate has been shut down by one Senator over which version of legislation for veterans’ homes will be adopted. Jason Crowell (R, Cape Girardeau) and several allies tied up the Senate for nearly 12 hours Monday night and are provoking a showdown with Senate leaders. In addition to using a filibuster to block the veterans’ homes bill, Crowell is using several motions to block all bills from being debated. “We have some issues that need to be resolved in the Senate before we move forward, and they’re gonna be resolved one way or the other," Crowell said. "I will continue to make this series of motions on anything else that we do.”
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This is regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:A look back as state legislators take their spring breakGovernor Nixon sends off a troop…
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Missouri senators are proposing a state constitutional amendment that would double the size of the Conservation Commission and make it geographically…
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Missouri senators are pushing legislation that could make more information available to the public about federal grants and state budget cuts.The…
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The 2012 Missouri legislative session is underway – and as St. Louis Public Radio’s Marshall Griffin tells us, much of the first-day talk revolved around…