Major police legislation heading to Missouri Governor Parson’s desk

by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Legislature, News

Bipartisan law enforcement legislation that bans most police chokeholds and eliminates residency requirements for Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) officers is now heading to the Missouri governor’s desk, after receiving final House approval Thursday...

Missouri House Oversight Committee chair announces DOLIR is suspending collection of unemployment overpayments (AUDIO)

by admin | Apr 16, 2021 | Business, Health / Medicine, History, Legislature, News

Just two days after being grilled again by state lawmakers in both parties, the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DOLIR) is suspending all collection of unemployment overpayments, at this time. Missouri House Special Committee on Government...

Labor director to testify before Missouri House oversight committee about unemployment overpayments

by admin | Jan 29, 2021 | Business, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News

We’ll learn new details next week about what caused unemployment overpayments and the Missouri Department of Labor’s subsequent request for reimbursement. The Missouri House Special Committee on Government Oversight has called a Tuesday meeting, where...

Former lawmaker Bruce Franks documentary nominated for another award

by Alisa Nelson | Oct 27, 2020 | News, Politics / Govt

A documentary about former St. Louis Representative Bruce Franks, Jr. is nominated for another award. The film “St. Louis Superman” (MTV Documentary Films) is up for a short documentary award from the Critics Choice Association. Earlier this year, the documentary was...

Blunt statement on protests: We must confront the fact that millions of Americans don’t feel safe because of the color of their skin.

by Missourinet Contributor | Jun 1, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt

Missouri’s senior U.S. Senator Roy Blunt issued a statement today on protests and “indiscriminate violence” after three more black Americans were recently killed, two by police “Our nation has once again been brought to a moment of reckoning. The...