Two lawsuits are being jointly heard in a bench trial this week in Kansas City on whether Missouri’s new congressional map is unconstitutional. The “Missouri First” map redraws the 5th Congressional District to include a large swath of rural Missouri while dividing...
Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, did have the authority to call last fall’s special legislative session on the state’s new congressional map, according to a Cole County judge. The Missouri State Conference of the NAACP had filed suit, claiming that the September...
Show Me Today is looking at a Missouri Capitol debate that’s raising new questions about who should oversee high school activities in the state. Lawmakers are considering a plan to replace MSHSAA’s board with one appointed by the governor, following scrutiny over the...
One of Governor Mike Kehoe’s top priorities this legislative session, scrapping the state income tax, is getting traction in the Missouri House this week. HJR 173 and HJR 174, two identical resolutions, were heard together on Wednesday by the Missouri House Committee...
A Missouri House committee is considering HB 2498, a bill that would make some changes to the state’s juvenile justice system. One proposed change would allow prosecutors to request a hearing for juveniles who commit certain violent crimes and allow judges to decide...
