by Alisa Nelson | Apr 20, 2023 | Business, Crime / Courts, Economy, Education, Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri has roughly 13,000 inmates released from prison each year. To help them get on the right track and stay on it, Missouri has become the first state in the nation to join a national initiative, called Reentry 2030. By 2030, the Missouri Department of...
by Anthony Morabith | Dec 9, 2022 | News, Politics / Govt
With the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, the bill now makes its way to the desk of President Joe Biden. The bill provides for the statutory authority for same-sex and interracial marriages. According to the congressional...
by Anthony Morabith | Nov 8, 2022 | Elections, News, Politics / Govt
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday that it plans to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in 64 jurisdictions in 24 states for the November 8 general election. Since the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Civil Rights Division says it has...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 16, 2022 | Crime / Courts, Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Missouri to prevent the state from enforcing House Bill 85, known as the Second Amendment Preservation Act or SAPA. In a news release, the federal agency says SAPA makes enforcement of federal firearms laws...
by Alisa Nelson | Dec 23, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced today the results of Operation Legend, a federal anti-crime program named after a Kansas City boy who was shot and killed earlier this year. He launched the operation as an initiative in which federal law enforcement...