A Missouri Senate bill would revoke parole eligibility for juveniles under the age of 18 if they’re convicted of second-degree murder. It’s sponsored by Sen. Mike Bernskoetter, R-Jefferson City. Patricia Preiss, of mid-Missouri’s St. Martins, testified in favor of his...
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has filed an appeal in response to a court’s ruling on a proposed vote to make many abortions legal again in Missouri. The move follows Cole County Judge Jon Beetem’s rewriting of the wording used to summarize to voters what the...
A lawsuit is back in court over 11 proposed initiatives that are designed to make many abortions legal again in Missouri. The court fight is about whether Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s wording to describe the abortion-related proposals to voters is fair and...
(Greene County, MO) — Missouri’s proposed transgender healthcare ban for children heads to a Greene County Court today. The American Civil Liberties of Missouri and Lambda Legal are attempting to block the bill from becoming law on August 28. “On its...
Attorney General Andrew Bailey loses Round One in the fight over efforts to make abortion legal again in Missouri. Cole County District Judge Jon Beetem ruled today that the attorney general failed to perform the duties of his office when he refused to approve the...