by Alisa Nelson | Mar 21, 2022 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
The state Attorney General’s Office is taking the Missouri School Boards’ Association to court, accusing the nonprofit of withholding open records. The Office says MSBA is a quasi-public governmental body because it performs a public function and the nonprofit’s...
by Alisa Nelson | Jan 25, 2022 | Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
The Missouri Attorney General’s Office is suing 45 K-12 public school districts around the state for what it calls illegally enforcing mask mandates. Attorney General Eric Schmitt, a Republican running for U.S. Senate, cites a recent Cole County Court ruling he says...
by Alisa Nelson | Aug 17, 2020 | Legislature, News
Cole County Judge Pat Joyce has ordered the ballot summary in a Cleaner Missouri legislative redistricting plan must change. In a judgement issued Monday, Joyce says the Amendment 3 ballot description is “misleading, unfair, and insufficient” and therefore in...
by Alisa Nelson | Jun 29, 2020 | Business, Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News
The state health department has launched an investigation after an unauthorized physician signature was used to help about 600 Missouri patients get certified for medical marijuana use. Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Spokesperson Lisa Cox tells...
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 20, 2020 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation
Gov. Mike Parson is freezing another $47 million in the current state budget to help Missouri fight the coronavirus. The largest chunks of funding being withheld are nearly $16 million to K-12 education and $7.1 million in school bus transportation costs. During...