by Mathew Pilger | Mar 10, 2026 | Crime / Courts, News
Missouri’s long-running debate over the death penalty returned to the Capitol on Monday, as Rep. Jim Murphy, R-St. Louis County, pushed once again to abolish it. He said one myth is that executions save the state money. “Fact of the matter is, anybody that’s put...
by Alisa Nelson | May 8, 2025 | News, Politics / Govt
Missouri is on the verge of adding more drop-off incubators for parents to anonymously give up their newborns. The state legislature has passed a bill that would create a state matching fund to put more of these temperature-controlled cradles at designated drop-off...
by Alisa Nelson | Dec 9, 2024 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri has about eight babies abandoned anonymously each year. That’s according to state Rep. Jim Murphy, R-St. Louis. He has pre-filed House Bill 121, which would fund the installation of more drop-off boxes for parents to anonymously surrender their newborns....
by Alisa Nelson | Aug 28, 2020 | Business, Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News
Several bills become law today that the Missouri Legislature passed during the second regular session of the 100th General Assembly. Here is a snapshot of the top bills approved by lawmakers and signed by Gov. Mike Parson: Partial motorcycle helmet law repeal House...
by Alisa Nelson | Jul 13, 2020 | News
Gov. Mike Parson has a matter of days left to take action on a number of bills passed during the Missouri Legislature’s regular session. Here is a list of some of the key measures awaiting a decision by the governor: Partial motorcycle helmet law repeal and Hyperloop...
