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Former Missouri lawmaker sues to overturn lobbying restrictions
Former Missouri lawmaker, Rocky Miller, recently filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal court against the Missouri Ethics Commission. -
Moscow Mills sued by state AG over ticket quotas
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed suit against Moscow Mills for allegedly imposing a ticket quota on the city's police officers. The practice, which was exposed by a whistleblower, is a violation of Senate Bill 5, which outlawed what Schmitt calls the practice of taxation by citation. -
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 -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Missouri Supreme Court ponders legislation that requires absentee ballots be notarized
A coalition of doctors and professors of epidemiology have filed an amicus brief in support of a challenge lodged by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the League of Women Voters against the state’s requirement that absentee ballots be notarized. -
Attorney General Schmitt Joins Bipartisan Coalition Asking for Answers from Tech Giants During Senate Hearings
Attorney General Schmitt Joins Bipartisan Coalition Asking for Answers from Tech Giants During Senate Hearings. -
Americans for Prosperity ranks lawmakers based on freedom-friendly policy votes
Americans for Prosperity-Missouri (AFP-MO) announced its 2021 legislative scorecard, grading lawmakers on whether their actions and votes were freedom-friendly. -
Missouri Chamber announces tech initiatives at innovation summit to bolster economy
Some 115 people attended a two-day remote conference hosted by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry aimed at establishing Missouri as a hub for tech growth -
Trump praises Gov. Parson's pardon of McCloskeys' BLM gun charges
Mark McCloskey was a featured speaker at the Republican Women of Newton County and the Newton County Republican Central Committee’s Annual Free Watermelon Seed in Neosho when he learned that Gov. Mike Parson had issued a pardon. -
Gov. Parson signs legislation to protect businesses from meritless pandemic lawsuits
Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation last week that protects businesses from frivolous COVID-19 litigation. -
Taxpayer advocacy group works to stop gas tax hike in Missouri
Americans For Prosperity-Missouri, a taxpayer advocacy group, created a petition to retrieve 100,000 signatures over the summer to stonewall the State of Missouri from increasing the tax on gas in October. -
Defense lawyers and hospital association file brief in support of state's 2015 cap on damages law
The Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers and the Missouri Hospital Association have filed an amicus brief with the Missouri Supreme Court in a Jackson County case involving a woman whose $1,030,000 jury award was limited to $778,828 after the trial court applied the state’s medical liability statute. -
SB 226 to level the tax playing field for cannabis businesses if Gov. Parson approves it
While sales of medical marijuana surpassed $50 million in Missouri just last week, the companies who dispense, supply, grow and distribute the plant-based drug aren't allowed to deduct most business expenses. -
AG Schmitt invokes qualified immunity defense against mom who sued over teen's suicide in court custody
A federal judge is set to decide whether to dismiss a grieving mother’s federal lawsuit involving the alleged suicide of her teenaged son while he was in custody at an alternative juvenile center organized by a Missouri Court. -
Missouri COVID-19 litigation protections bill ‘still very much alive’
With approximately a week remaining in the current legislative session, COVID-19 liability legislation originating in the Missouri Senate was recently held up in the Missouri House of Representatives after the House Rules Legislative Oversight Committee voted it down 7-3. -
House committee approves $500 million transportation funding legislation including fee hike for electric cars
After unanimous House committee vote, SB 262 lands in House Rules Committee on Legislative Oversight -
Medical association files amicus brief in support of limits on non-economic damages in medical negligence litigation
Missouri Supreme Court set to decide whether limits on non-economic damages are constitutional -
Law enforcement bills progress, provisions provide more protection for officers: association
Police representatives are confident a bill offering more protections for officers accused of wrong doing will be passed by legislators.