by admin | Jul 19, 2002 | Politics / Govt
Senator Jean Carnahan wants federal law changed so generic drugs can come onto the market earlier. Carnahan tells colleagues she supports patents for prescription drugsto allow companies to recoup the cost of research and development, but she claims drug companies are...
by admin | Jun 28, 2002 | News
Missouri school officials could soon institute new drug testing policies for their students. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that schools have the right to conduct random drug tests on students involved in extracurricular activities. Brent Ghan of the Missouri School...
by admin | Jun 27, 2002 | Education
Missouri public school officials are concerned about today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the use of taxpayer dollars to send children to private schools. Jim Morris of the State Education Department says there is only so much money available and vouchers...
by admin | Jun 26, 2002 | Crime / Courts
A prisoner sentenced to die for throwing two girls off a bridge into the Mississippi River is the most obvious possible Missouri beneficiary of a United States Supreme Court ruling this week. A federal appeals court stayed Antonio Richardson’s execution a few...
by admin | Jun 4, 2002 | Crime / Courts
Limits on the amounts political parties can give their candidates in Missouri have been upheld by the United States Supreme Court. The Court has upheld them by refusing to hear further appeals, letting a lower courtruling stand. The Republican Party has been fighting...
