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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

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Attorney General Bailey launches investigation into Media Matters for 'allegedly fraudulent solicitation of donations'

By St. Louis Record News Service |
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has announced that his office has launched an investigation into Media Matters for America, a left-leaning media "watchdog" group, for allegedly engaging in fraudulent practices in soliciting donations.

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St. Louis again lands on annual Judicial Hellholes list

By Chris Dickerson |
WASHINGTON – For an eight consecutive year, St. Louis again finds itself on the annual list of Judicial Hellholes.

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St. Louis mayor expects state to oppose outlawing military-grade weapons

By Juliette Fairley |
Mayor Tishaura Jones vowed to reimagine public safety for a new era

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Prison-to-Six-Figures launched in St. Louis for the formerly incarcerated

By Juliette Fairley |
The program will select one formerly incarcerated St. Louisian to receive assistance

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Missouri lawmaker proposes bill to stop union due deductions for federal employees

By Juliette Fairley |
GOP Rep. Eric Burlison introduced H.R.4971 to amend Title 5 of the U.S. Code.

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Gov. Parson is poised to sign into law e-verifying car insurance status

By Juliette Fairley |
The provision is part of a larger package that would cancel a car's registration if insurance has lapsed

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St. Charles ends short-term rental permitting for one year

By Juliette Fairley |
The moratorium begins on June 17 and applies to rentals of 30 days or less

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Missouri opposes federal mortgage fee applied to high credit score achievers

By Juliette Fairley |
The attaches a fee to the mortgage payment of homeowners with credit scores

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AG Bailey joins 21 states in opposing gas stove ban

By Juliette Fairley |
Renew Missouri: 'We believe the country will benefit from electrification'

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Senate resolution would ban China, Russia, Iran, North Korea from buying local farmland

By Juliette Fairley |
Senate Joint Resolution 41, if approved, would create a Joint Committee on State Security

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Duplicate claims from out of state likely without a 'pending action doctrine'

By Juliette Fairley |
Current law does not exclude duplicate lawsuits from other states or countries

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2023 legislative priorities of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce include short-term credentialing

By Juliette Fairley |
The legislature returned to the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City on Jan. 4

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Missouri Chamber reacts to St Louis slipping lower on the Judicial Hellholes list

By Juliette Fairley |
St. Louis has dropped from 8th to 7th place in the American Tort Reform Foundation’s Judicial Hellhole ranking

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Civil justice reform priorities in the 2023 legislative session include reducing the statute of limitations

By Juliette Fairley |
Missouri Civil Justice Reform Coalition expects 2023 to be an unencumbered year for tort reform proposals in the legislature

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St. Louis drops to 8th place in 2022-23 Judicial Hellhole ranking

By Juliette Fairley |
After holding steady in 7th place for two years in a row, St. Louis lands in 8th place of ATRA's annual lawsuit abuse list

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Missouri, Texas AGs join Montana in resigning from national AG association

By Juliette Fairley |
Two more state AGs are withdrawing membership from what once was an independent association of state attorneys general

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Two GOP senators side with trial lawyers by filibustering statute of limitation reform bill

By Juliette Fairley |
Legislation that would have shortened Missouri’s statute of limitations from five years to three years was blocked this week in the Senate.

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Civil justice reforms are expected to advance in Missouri legislature this year

By Juliette Fairley |
The Missouri General Assembly has had good success in changing its litigation environment over the last few years with a punitive damages bill, changes to the standard for employment discrimination claims and a new standard for expert witness testimony admission