A Republican lawmaker representing portions of central and eastern Missouri is reviving efforts to pass the Taylor Swift Act, which would create new protections for victims of AI-altered images. State Sen. Travis Fitzwater, R-Holts Summit, is sponsoring SB 1117, which...
Missouri State Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern, D-Kansas City, is pushing new statewide regulations on kratom and a more potent related compound called 7-OH. Her bill was heard on Wednesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Nurrenbern said 7OH has been nicknamed “gas station...
At the Missouri Capitol, lawmakers are debating a State House bill that would restore the Secretary of State’s investigative and subpoena powers for election fraud cases — a tool the office lost when it expired last August. Representative Brad Banderman, R-St. Clair,...
Missouri House Speaker Pro Tem Chad Perkins, R-Bowling Green, wants to give drivers legal protection if they hit protesters blocking the road. He told Missourinet that under his bill, if someone is protesting in a street or public roadway and gets hit, they wouldn’t...
Immigration enforcement is back in the spotlight following the shooting death of Renee Good in Minnesota, a former Kansas City-area resident. Here in Missouri, State Rep. Ray Reed, D-St. Louis, has introduced a bill that would require ICE agents to clearly identify...
