The fate of a proposal to overturn Missouri’s near-total abortion ban could be in jeopardy. Cole County Circuit Court Judge Christopher Limbaugh ruled Friday that Amendment 3 is “in blatant violation” of requirements that determine if an initiative can be...
Mum’s the word as the Missouri House Ethics Committee concluded its second meeting at the State Capitol in Jefferson City. Wednesday’s closed door committee meeting was over a ‘personnel inquiry’ and a ‘house ethics complaint.’ According to the St. Louis...
Missouri lawmakers are working to reduce the number of children who are placed into foster care. Rep. Hannah Kelly, R-Mountain Grove, chairs the Missouri Children and Families Committee. She explains why it’s so important lawmakers and the state Children’s...
A big step back for Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft over abortion ballot language. Earlier today, Cole County Judge Jon Beetem struck down language in six proposed ballot initiatives that would make most abortions legal again in Missouri. Ashcroft’s office had...
Missouri has a high level of open abuse and neglect cases. As of August, the Children’s Division in Missouri’s Department of Social Services had more than 10,000 investigations with St. Louis having 6,124 and Kansas City having 3,636 cases, according to a report from...
