by admin | Feb 27, 2001 | News
A legislative effort has been launched to toughen the state’s telemarketing law, which goes into effect July 1st. State Representative Rick Johnson (D-High Ridge) is sponsoring a bill that would close some loopholes in the existing legislation. He’s...
by admin | Feb 27, 2001 | Crime / Courts
A state lawsuit against Planned Parenthood can move forward, though Attorney General Jay Nixon has restricted the role of a special prosecutor in the case. Special Assistant Attorney General Jordan Cherrick had argued that Planned Parenthood fails to comply with state...
by admin | Dec 14, 2000 | News
You can now join the “no call” list, telling telemarketers to leave you alone. The attorney general’s office has begun accepting names on the list that will be forwarded to telemarketers who could be fined up to $5,000 for calling anyone on it....
by admin | Dec 12, 2000 | Crime / Courts
The state supreme court has approved Missouri’s settlement withthe tobacco industry, and has told some groups trying to get a cut of themoney they don’t have the right to do so. The court says the city of St.Louis and some individuals can file their own...
by admin | Nov 27, 2000 | Crime / Courts
An infamous Missouri pyramid scheme is back again. The attorney general’s office this summer went to court against the Women’s Empowerment Network. Still says the new version is called The Original Dinner Party, but it works the same. People have to...
