by admin | Dec 26, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson believes the legislature missed a couple of opportunities during the previous session — primarily, reforming the initiative petition process. Missouri House and Senate Republicans have talked about increasing the voter threshold to...
by Marshall Griffin | Sep 29, 2023 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
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...
by Marshall Griffin | Sep 25, 2023 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
A big step back for Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft over abortion ballot language. Earlier today, Cole County Judge Jon Beetem struck down language in six proposed ballot initiatives that would make most abortions legal again in Missouri. Ashcroft’s office had...
by Marshall Griffin | Aug 31, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt
As St. Louis and Kansas City pursue tougher gun laws than the state of Missouri has on the books, efforts are slowly moving forward on a proposed constitutional amendment to allow local governments to enact tougher gun laws. State Rep. Crystal Quade, D-Springfield,...
by Marshall Griffin | Jun 26, 2023 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
A judge has ruled today that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey did not violate an order to forward cost estimates within 24 hours for several proposed abortion ballot initiatives, because Bailey had appealed the order to the State Supreme Court. Cole County...
