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Jefferson City, MO - Missouri Senate Bill 26 creates provisions relating to public safety. Senator Bill Eigel of Weldon Spring is the sponsor. Eigel believes increasing pressures on police officers is part of the reason for his proposal: Another section of this law deals with addressing protests, specifically when they block traffic or impede emergency vehicles. Senator Karla May of St. Louis believes this new law goes too far: May was successful in adding an amendment that addresses helping of...

A group of conservative senators want to ban vaccine mandates among private businesses, but saw pushback from Missouris largest business association.

KOAM Under the new Missouri law, police can only use chokeholds in self-defense. July 14, 2021 4:23 PM Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday signed bills that would increase police accountability, limit the use of officer chokeholds and, critics say, shield police while ramping up penalties for protesters. One measure puts limits on investigations of officers and provides protection against civil claims unless the officer is criminall...

Critics worry Missouri measure reduces police accountability Top Searches Critics worry Missouri measure reduces police accountability AP / Updated: Jul 1, 2021, 22:35 IST FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail AP Photo More than half of all US states have enacted police reforms in the 13 months since George Floyds death, but critics contend a Missouri measure would go the other way by reducing police accountability while increasing criminal penalties for some protest activities. Senate Bill 26, sometim...

by John Haughey, The Center Square contributor  | May 24, 2021 05:00 PM Print this article Missouri lawmakers passed a bill during their recently concluded legislative session that would penalize cities that cut police budgets and bolster protections for officers under investigation for misconduct. Senate Bill 26, sponsored by Sen. Bill Eigel, R-Weldon Springs, was filed to thwart efforts to "defund the police” by diverting funds normally earmarked for law enforcement ...

In dramatic day at City Hall, Kansas City Council OKs more control of police spending Steve Vockrodt, The Kansas City Star © Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images North America/TNS Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Quinton Lucas speaks about the importance of infrastructure during a news conference with fellow mayors and members of Congress outside the U.S. Capitol on May 12, 2021 in Washington, DC. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Council passed two groundbreaking ordinances Thursday ...

May 05, 2021 A bill to forgive mistakenly paid unemployment benefit from 2020 will include a waiver for debts to the state but wont include provisions limiting the duration of benefits, the sponsor, Sen. Mike Bernskoetter, said Tuesday. Subscribe Bernskoetter, R-Jefferson City, triggered a Democratic rebellion Monday over the bill that previously had bipartisan support when he tried to add language to a House-passed bill on unemployment debt that would limit how long people can receive benefits...

Missouri Senate Chamber (Credit: Mo Senate) Missouri has a storied history of…complicated US Senate races. In 2000, then-Governor Mel Carnahan (a Democrat) was vying for the Senate seat held by John Ashcroft (a Republican, who would subsequently be appointed as Attorney General by George W. Bush.) Tragically, Mel, his son, Randy, and his chief of staff, Chris Sifford, were killed in a plane crash on October 16, 2000. Just three weeks before the election (set for November 7, 2000), there arose...

Missourinet You are here: Home / What you need to know about the top Missouri bills passed, not passed this legislative session What you need to know about the top Missouri bills passed, not passed this legislative session Another session of the Missouri Legislature has come and gone. Of the 1,559 House bills and 689 Senate bills filed this time around, 69 bills will make it to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk. Here are some key bills left up to the governor to sign or veto: Missouri Capitol (Photo b...

Republican legislators in Missouri are floating a last-minute plan to create a runoff election after next year’s primary for an open U.S. Senate seat in what appears to be a move aimed at blocking a controversial candidate from winning the party’s nomination.