Missouri Sen. Bill White, R-Joplin, discusses regulation of medical marijuana during the Legislative Legal Landscape forum Jan. 17 at Saint Louis University
School of Law. For more on the event, turn to Page 10 . Photo by Allyssa Dudley
Rep. Gina Mitten, D-St. Louis, responds to comments from Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft during a discussion of election security at the Legislative
Legal Landscape roundtable discussion on Jan. 17. Photos by Allyssa Dudley
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft opens the discussion by addressing voting procedures and election security in Missouri.
Rep. Steve Roberts, D- St. Louis, discusses his history as a former prosecutor and his decision to run for office.
Rep. Mark Ellebracht, D-Liberty, discusses joinder and venue reform efforts
in Missouri during the discussion at Saint Louis University School of Law.
Newly elected Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, R-Arnold, says that low
civil-servant salaries may deter young people with families from running for
public office.
Panel moderators included Catherine Hanaway of Husch Blackwell, a former U.S. Attorney and Speaker of the Missouri House.
Lawyers and legislators met Jan. 17 for the Legislative Legal Landscape, a roundtable conversation focused on the legislative session underway in Jefferson City.
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and 11 members of the General Assembly fielded questions on topics ranging from tort laws and medical marijuana to transportation funding and the proposed consolidation of St. Louis City and St. Louis County.
The event, held at Saint Louis University School of Law, was co-hosted by Missouri Lawyers Media and The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis and sponsored by Husch Blackwell. The moderators were Husch Blackwell partner and former House Speaker Catherine Hanaway, Anthony G. Simon of The Simon Law Firm, and Missouri Lawyers Media Senior Reporter Scott Lauck.
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