by Alisa Nelson | Dec 7, 2021 | Business, Legislature, News
One of the lowest paid state workforces in the nation could soon be getting a boost in pay. For all Missouri state workers, Gov. Mike Parson is asking for: *A 5.5% cost of living adjustment *A $15/hr minimum base pay *Increases to address compression issues between...
by Alisa Nelson | Oct 5, 2021 | Crime / Courts, News
At 6:11 p.m. Tuesday, Ernest Lee Johnson was pronounced dead at the state prison in Bonne Terre. After being sentenced to death nearly 23 years ago, he died by lethal injection at the maximum-security prison in southeast Missouri. Johnson, 61, was convicted of...
by admin | Jun 4, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Legislature, News
A veteran Missouri lawmaker who chairs the House Corrections and Public Institutions Committee is calling on Governor Parson to grant an immediate release to an inmate who prosecutors say was wrongly convicted of murder 40 years ago. State Rep. Andrew McDaniel...
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...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 22, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Legislature, News
In 2019, Gov. Mike Parson closed a prison in northwest Missouri’s Cameron. Most staff and inmates transferred to the other prison in town – Western Missouri Correctional Center. Now, Parson wants to reopen the Crossroads Correctional Center and turn it into a training...