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Missouri judge allows abortions to continue, for now
A Missouri judge on Monday ruled that the state’s lone abortion clinic can continue performing abortions through Friday but kicked the clinic’s lawsuit out of court. St. Louis Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer extended a preliminary injunction he previously issued in order to give a Planned Parenthood affiliate in St. Louis time to take a licensing fight before […]
Missouri judge allows abortions to continue, for now
A Missouri judge on Monday ruled that the state’s lone abortion clinic can continue performing abortions through Friday but kicked the clinic’s lawsuit out of court. St. Louis Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer extended a preliminary injunction he previously issued in order to give a Planned Parenthood affiliate in St. Louis time to take a licensing fight before […]
Missouri’s GOP-led Legislature passes 8-week abortion ban
Missouri’s Republican-led House on Friday passed sweeping legislation designed to survive court challenges, which would ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy. If enacted, the ban would be among the most restrictive in the U.S. It includes exceptions for medical emergencies, but not for pregnancies caused by rape or incest. Doctors would face five to […]
Missouri Senate joins GOP anti-abortion wave with 8-week ban
Missouri’s Republican-led Senate has passed a wide-ranging bill to ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy, acting only hours after Alabama’s governor signed a near-total abortion ban into law. The Missouri bill needs another vote of approval in the GOP-led House before it can go to Republican Gov. Mike Parson, who voiced support for an […]
Missouri lawmakers OK limits on local industrial farm rules
A bill that would prevent local officials in Missouri from regulating industrial farms more strictly than the state does is heading to the desk of GOP Gov. Mike Parson, a cattle rancher who seems likely to sign the measure into law. The Republican-led House passed the measure Tuesday on a 103-44 vote. It is directed […]
Woman on panel that would review complaints aided lobbyist
A member of a state panel that would have heard appeals of college sex-discrimination cases such as her son’s sent her lobbyist husband related background information as he worked to change Missouri law in favor of the accused, emails obtained by The Associated Press show. The emails, obtained through an open-records request, show Audrey Hanson […]
Missouri lawmakers pass $30B budget proposal
Missouri lawmakers on Friday gave final approval to a $30 billion state spending plan with a slight increase for higher education and more money for K-12 public schools following a fight over college tuition for students living in the U.S. illegally. The budget package includes an additional $61 million in core K-12 public school funding, […]
Missouri lawmakers pass $30B budget proposal
Missouri lawmakers on Friday gave final approval to a $30 billion state spending plan with a slight increase for higher education and more money for K-12 public schools following a fight over college tuition for students living in the U.S. illegally. The budget package includes an additional $61 million in core K-12 public school funding, […]
Lawmakers may end high tuition rate for immigrant students
Students living in the country illegally no longer would be required to pay international tuition rates to Missouri colleges and universities under a proposal approved by a key legislative committee as part of negotiations over a proposed state budget plan for next year. Immigrant students now are charged the tuition rate for international students but […]
Emails show Missouri lobbyist’s efforts to help expelled son
A Missouri lobbyist strategizing how to advance a measure to help college students like his son who have been disciplined for sex-discrimination complaints suggested pushing the idea that the real problem on campuses is not rape but women regretting casual sex, emails obtained by The Associated Press show. The documents offer a glimpse into how […]
Emails show Missouri lobbyist’s efforts to help expelled son
A Missouri lobbyist strategizing how to advance a measure to help college students like his son who have been disciplined for sex-discrimination complaints suggested pushing the idea that the real problem on campuses is not rape but women regretting casual sex, emails obtained by The Associated Press show. The documents offer a glimpse into how […]
Missouri bill on college rape stalls in Senate
A bill to change how Missouri colleges and universities handle complaints of sexual assault and harassment hit a roadblock in the state Senate Wednesday, raising questions about its chances of passing this year. At issue is how schools handle alleged violations of Title IX, a federal law that bans sex-based discrimination in education. Backers of […]
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