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A pair of pro-police GOP bills in Missouri draw scrutiny from free speech advocates Marquise Francis Republican lawmakers in Missouri are looking to pass two bills this month that they say better protect both residents and law enforcement officers from “violent protesters.” But critics say the measures will curtail the free speech rights of protesters, and effectively act as retaliation against demonstrators following the racial unrest surrounding the police killings of Blac...

Parson cut deal with Democrats to pave Graves’ path to University of Missouri curators By Rudi Keller Republican Gov. Mike Parson cut a deal this week with Senate Democrats to break a filibuster over the nomination of former Republican Party Chairman Todd Graves to the University of Missouri Board of Curators. Democrats were promised a chance to screen potential nominees so at least one of two St. Louis-area seats will be given to a graduate of the university’s Kansas City campus, said Se...

Todd Graves approved for University of Missouri curators despite bipartisan filibuster By Rudi Keller A bipartisan coalition of state Senators was unable to stop politically connected Kansas City attorney Todd Graves from winning a seat on the University of Missouri Board of Curators. After a two-round filibuster — three hours last week and eight more hours ending around 1 a.m. Wednesday — the Senate voted 19-13 to give the former state Republican Party chairman a six-year term on the boa...

The bill would allow people to save their receipts and get a rebate at the end of each year.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators on Wednesday gave initial approval to a...

The bill would allow people to save their receipts and get a rebate at the end of each year.

After protests over police violence, Missouri lawmakers push to protect officers Jeanne Kuang, The Kansas City Star Mar. 1—JEFFERSON CITY — For weeks last summer, hundreds of Kansas City protesters marched around the Plaza, knelt in the streets and chanted for police reform. They joined a national groundswell of protest against police brutality, galvanized by the image of a Black man in Minneapolis dying with an officers knee on his neck. In the Missouri General Assembly, la...

Republican state Senators advanced sweeping legislation early Tuesday morning aimed at penalizing protestors who block streets, while also providing further protections for law enforcement under investigation for misconduct or excessive force. The bill also aims to prevent municipalities from decreasing the budgets for law enforcement agencies in Missouri by more than 12 percent over five years. “Freedom of speech cannot be done at the personal safety and expense of another,” said Sen. Bi...

Republican state Senators advanced sweeping legislation early Tuesday morning aimed at penalizing protestors who block streets, while also providing further protections for law enforcement under investigation for misconduct or excessive force.

Missouri Senate adopts COVID-19 liability bill, advances police/protester measure by John Haughey, The Center Square  | February 24, 2021 01:00 PM Print this article (Onfokus.com Sebastien Cote/Getty Images/iStock) The Missouri Senate Tuesday advanced two slates of priority Republican legislation with the adoption of a COVID-19 liability bill and preliminary approval of a measure enhancing protections for police and increasing penalties for unlawful...