House Committee hears LGBT nondiscrimination bill

A Missouri House Committee has heard debate on legislation that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the state’s Human Rights Statute’s definition of “discrimination.” The proposal, HB 1930, would specify that the statute covers...

House Republicans have no position on MO Nondiscrimination Act

Governor Nixon in his State of the State Address has called for the legislature to pass the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act, which aims to bar discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. House Republicans haven’t hammered down a position on...