Missouri has a new director of the state Public Defender System. Alisa Nelson chats with Matthew Crowell, who talks about his goals to recruit and retain more workers, and the funding he needs state lawmakers to release to get this accomplished.
Another wide-ranging anti-crime bill is moving forward in the Missouri Senate. Senate Committee Substitute for SBs 754, 746, 788, 765, 841, 887 & 861 was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Last year’s bill was vetoed by Gov. Mike Parson, in...