by admin | Feb 27, 2003 | News
Gas prices in Missouri have jumped nearly 20 cents a gallon in the last month, 50 cents in the last year. That has prompted some people to grumble gas companies are trying to gouge consumers by taking advantage of fears of war in the Middle East. But State Attorney...
by admin | Feb 19, 2003 | Crime / Courts
The biggest penalty assessed against a company violating the state’s no-call law is against the world’s largest security alarm company. ADT will pay $275,000. The Attorney General’s Office got more than 1,100 complaints from people contacted by ADT...
by admin | Feb 10, 2003 | Crime / Courts
State Attorney General Jay Nixon denies his office advocates that a death-row inmate in Missouri should be executed whether the State Supreme Court believes he’s innocent or not. That seemed to be the impression left during oral arguments before the Supreme...
by admin | Jan 31, 2003 | Politics / Govt
The state has filed suit to force the cleanup of a million-tire dump in Cass County. It’s described in the lawsuit as the biggest tire dump left in the state. But, one of the targets of the suit, Harlan Limpus, says the Attorney General is suing the wrong guy....
by admin | Jan 24, 2003 | Crime / Courts
A telemarketer has been hit with a $60,000 fine for trying to sell windshield repairs to people who don’t want telemarketers to call. The Attorney General’s Office has taken Expert Auto Glass Incorporated to court after getting more than 200 complaints....