Sunshine Law rarely enforced in Missouri
Complainants are left with few options, with the attorney general’s office instructing them to “contact a private attorney” if they wish to pursue the matter further.
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Complainants are left with few options, with the attorney general’s office instructing them to “contact a private attorney” if they wish to pursue the matter further.
The Missouri Attorney General's office often refuses to enforce a law designed to ensure government transparency because it considers state agencies like the Department of Health and Senior Services "a client." That leaves complainants with few options to obtain public records.
Colleen Spurlock, a former Columbia management fellow, has sued the city for retaliation after another employee brought up issues about compensation.
Columbia Daily Tribune Missouri attorneys and a legal scholar say the takeover of the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters is the responsibility of the president and his allies in Congress, including U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley. "It was a horrifying and shocking intrusion on the democratic process, plainly incited by the president of the United States," said Frank Bowman. The MU law school's Student Bar Association has issued a statement calling for Hawley, a former professor there, to resign for his role in what it termed an attempted coup. "In his relentless pursuit of power, Senator Hawley, a Yale-e...