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Missouri senators threw a curveball in the waning days of the legislative session by offering a plan to have runoff elections for some of the state’s most

/ Gov. Eric Greitens walks away from reporters after making a statement outside the St. Louis Circuit Court building in May 2018. A new bill could institute runoffs for statewide races, including the U.S. Senate contest that Greitens is competing in next year. Missouri senators threw a curveball in the waning days of the legislative session by offering a plan to have runoff elections for some of the state’s most high-profile contests. That could have massive implications for the 2022 U.S. Sen...

The Missouri House has approved sweeping legislation that covers a wide range of law enforcement matters, most notably a provision that could make

Missouri House passes bill to crack down on highway protests, dozens of loosely related provisions Missouris Republican-led House on Tuesday passed legislation to crack down on protesters who block roadways after amending the measure to cram in provisions from dozens of other loosely related bills. The main bill, approved 98-50, would make it a felony to repeatedly block traffic without permission, a tactic that has been used to draw attention to racial injustice. Republican bill sponsor Sen. B...

Missouri House votes to crack down on highway protests SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouris Republican-led House on Tuesday passed legislation to crack down on protesters who block roadways after amending the measure to cram in provisions from dozens of other loosely related bills. The main bill, approved 98-50, would make it a felony to repeatedly block traffic without permission, a tactic that has been used to draw attention to racial inju...

Missouri House passes bill to crack down on highway protests, dozens of loosely related provisions Lawmakers added provisions ranging from a ban on police chokeholds to allowing concealed firearms in places of worship without the permission of religious leaders Credit: UPI Protesters march down an entrance ramp from Highway 64 after walking on the highway during a march through the streets of St. Louis on Monday, June 1, 2020. The protesters are speaking their minds regarding the murder of the ...

Normal, IL, USA / www.cities929.com May 5, 2021 | 12:51 PM (The Center Square) – The Missouri House on Tuesday adopted a wide-ranging, heavily-amended Senate bill that would make it a crime to block traffic during “unlawful assemblies,” increase penalties for vandalizing property, prevent local governments from “defunding police,” creates a Police Bill of Rights and bans the use of choke-holds by law enforcement. Senate Bill 26, filed by Sen. Bill Eigel, R-Weldon Spring...

Missouri ‘overpayment forgiveness’ bill hits snag in Senate John Haughey, The Center Square contributor © Provided by Washington Examiner Missouri overpaid about 46,000 people more than $150 million in federal and state unemployment benefits in 2020 and the state’s Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR), supported by Gov. Mike Parson, wanted to force recipients to return those excess payments. But lawmakers balked and several “overpayment forgiveness” bi...

/ Protesters march last June at the St. Louis Justice Center, ignited by the killing of George Floyd. Legislation pending in the Missouri General Assembly could eventually make it a felony to block traffic without permission. The Missouri House has approved sweeping legislation that covers a wide range of law enforcement matters, most notably a provision that could make protesting in the middle of a street a felony. Whether the many amendments that were placed on the bill Tuesday night make it...

JEFFERSON CITY — Republican lawmakers shot down another plan to fund voter-approved Medicaid expansion late Wednesday, paving the way for a possible court fight in the months to come. The latest result came in the Senate budget committee, where a proposal from Sen. Lincoln Hough, R-Springfield, won support from two other Republicans and all four Democrats but failed on a tie vote. The decision is not final and could technically be superseded when the budget comes before the full Senate, but t...