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Leading banks close St. Louis branches, leaving a blight of vacant buildings
There are 6% fewer banks in St. Louis compared to five years ago, according to FDIC data, and while experts blame the closing of financial institutions on the rise in home banking, they are leaving empty buildings in their stead.
Campaign to place adult-use recreational marijuana on the 2022 ballot is underway
Legal Missouri 2022 has launched its political campaign to gather a minimum of 170,000 signatures so that voters can approve a ballot initiative that would legalize adult-use recreational marijuana.
Study: COVID is responsible for substance abuse impacting 70% of employers statewide
Substance abuse impacts 70% of Missouri employers and the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is blaming the coronavirus.
Missouri Supreme Court allows lawyers to gift indigent clients with free money
Lawyers representing indigent clients free of charge are now enabled to offer them money when they are experiencing an emergency
AG Schmitt asks parents to report schools that enforce illegal mask mandates
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is threatening health departments and school districts with legal action if they continue to enforce mask mandates.
GOP lawmaker expects more anti-COVID vaccine bills for upcoming session
Republican state lawmakers have introduced bills that would ban forced COVID-19 immunization but at least one representative is surprised that there haven’t been more proposals filed
St. Louis maintains 7th place in 2021-22 Judicial Hellhole ranking
Formerly number one on the annual American Tort Reform Foundation (ATRF)’s Judicial Hellhole ranking, St. Louis has dropped to number seven in 2021 for the second year in a row.
22nd Circuit Judicial Commission to hold runoff election to replace Attorney Bryan Sanger
When the 22nd Circuit Judicial Commission held elections last month to replace a lawyer representative, no candidate received a majority.
Moberly Public School District reacts to Attorney General Schmitt’s lawsuit alleging Sunshine Law violations
A lawsuit that Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed against the Moberly Public School District came as a surprise, according to the superintendent.
St. Louis attorneys will receive $276.5 million to end Rams relocation litigation against NFL
In a stunning reversal of fortune, St. Louis city officials accepted $790 million to settle litigation against the NFL and Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke, which had been lodged in 2017 by the St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority, the City of St. Louis, and the County of St. Louis, according to media reports.
Parents' bill of rights in response to DOJ spotlight on school board meetings could have downside, critic says
Although U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo) had good intentions introducing a parent’s bill of rights, at least one expert foresees a downside.
Gov. Parson asked to review three trial judge nominees to replace Judge Rahmeyer
Three trial judges are among the nominees that the Appellate Judicial Commission submitted to Gov. Mike Parson to fill a vacancy in the Southern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals.
Federal judge in St. Louis issues order banning COVID-19 vaccine mandate on healthcare workers in 10 states
In a stunning reversal, a federal judge in St. Louis has granted a preliminary injunction that enforcement of COVID-19 vaccine on healthcare workers
Law firm, court insider sued for wrongful death over teen's suicide in parents' divorce proceedings
Mother files wrongful death lawsuit against court-appointed professional, law firm after teen daughter's suicide
Student athletes sue school district over punishment for fake slavery petition posted on Change.org
A multi-racial group of student-athletes who were punished for posting a fake petition for slavery online has sued a Kansas City school district alleging violations of their civil rights.
GOP State Senator Rick Brattin enters race for Hartzler's 4th Congressional District seat
If Republican Rick Brattin has his way, he will trade in his state Senate seat to represent the 4th Congressional District in the upcoming 2022 election.But experts say securing the U.S.
Racial artwork removed from Boone County Courthouse wall after commission vote
The Boone County Commission voted to remove racial artwork from the local courthouse after a three-hour public hearing.
Supreme Court will decide whether new sex assault victim law violates rights of the accused
The Missouri Supreme Court is set to decide whether a new law bolstering the rights of sexual assault victims violates an accused defender’s constitutional rights.
NFL, Rams stadium litigation sets Dec. 3 pre-trial hearing amid settlement rumors
The Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke and the NFL offered $100 million to settle the St. Louis stadium lawsuit last month, according to media reports.
Suit against Springfield schools over CRT transparency may impact board elections, educator says
Springfield Public School board is compromising the transparency of and public trust in government by withholding public records requested by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, according to an area educator.