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June 11
Governor turns down clemency for inmate facing execution on Tuesday
ST. LOUIS — Gov. Mike Parson on Monday turned down a clemency request for condemned inmate David Hosier, a move that likely clears the way for his execution. Hosier, 69, faces lethal injection Tuesday for the 2009 deaths of a Jefferson City couple, Angela and Rodne...
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June 7
Records expunged for St. Louis couple who waved guns at protesters. They want their guns back
ST. LOUIS — A judge has expunged the misdemeanor convictions of a St. Louis couple who waved guns at racial injustice protesters outside their mansion in 2020. Now they want their guns back. Attorneys Mark and Patricia McCloskey filed a request in January to have t...
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June 6
Missouri appeals court sides with transgender student in bathroom, locker room discrimination case
BLUE SPRINGS — A $4.2 million verdict that jurors ordered a Missouri school district to pay a transgender student is under consideration again. The Western District Missouri Court of Appeals found Tuesday that a judge erred in ordering a new trial in a lawsuit over...
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June 5
Missouri Supreme Court says governor had the right to dissolve inquiry board in death row case
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a death row inmate's challenge to Gov. Mike Parson's decision to dissolve a board of inquiry convened to investigate the inmate’s innocence claim. Marcellus Williams filed suit last year after Parson, a Republican, did a...
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June 5
Missouri court changes date of vote on Kansas City police funding to August
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri voters in August will weigh in on a constitutional amendment requiring Kansas City to spend more money on police, the state Supreme Court ordered Tuesday. The high court changed the date when the ballot measure will appear from November to...
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June 4
Missouri education package establishes long-time priorities, stomping smaller bills
During Missouri’s 2024 legislative session, 338 bills addressing education were filed: a mix of proposals to change curriculum, increase funding, boost oversight and others. The House appeared poised to expedite more K-12 legislation by forming a Special Committee ...
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June 4
Already outlawed in Missouri, noncitizen voting ban will appear on statewide ballot
Missouri’s Constitution has banned noncitizens from voting since 1924. And state law requires individuals to verify they are a U.S. citizen in order to register to vote. But GOP lawmakers contend the constitutional and statutory language isn’t strong enough. Instea...
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June 4
After Missouri banned abortion, the state saw 25% drop in OB-GYN residency applicants
Medical students and residents increasingly come to Dr. Colleen McNicholas with the same concern: will their training in Missouri prepare them to competently care for pregnant patients? McNicholas, who for years was among the few doctors performing elective abortio...
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June 3
Whistleblower lawsuit alleges retaliation by Missouri House speaker
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri’s House speaker once described “stupid Republican women” as “an invasive species”, according to a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit filed against the powerful lawmaker Friday. House Chief Clerk Dana Miller’s lawsuit alleged GOP House Speak...
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