by Mike Lear | May 15, 2014 | Education, News, Politics / Govt
The state legislature has passed a bill meant to fix the state law that lets students transfer out of failing school districts. The proposal has been a priority for many lawmakers who say that law is bankrupting unaccredited school districts, particularly Normandy and...
by Mike Lear | Jan 28, 2014 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News
After a Lee’s Summit woman was faced with a $500 fine for contempt of court for bringing her breastfeeding infant to jury duty, some called for a change in Missouri law to exempt breastfeeding women from jury duty. The judge in that case has delayed fining her...
by Mike Lear | Apr 9, 2013 | News
The House has given initial approval to a bill meant to keep a United Nations’ policy regarding property use out of the state. It’s called Agenda 21, a non-binding 1992 agreement from the United Nations on sustainable development. Conservatives widely...
by Mike Lear | Mar 13, 2013 | News
The House Appropriations Committee has passed a proposed $24.7 billion budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, and it does not include Medicaid eligibility expansion. The Committee rejected two amendments that would have reinserted federal dollars and projected...
