Missouri’s education system would get little new money — and in some cases, less — under a budget plan passed Wednesday by senators constrained by state revenues that have yet to fully rebound from the recession.

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Three people accused of drunken driving are trying to exploit a one-year window during which they say a state law enhancing DWI punishments was unconstitutional.

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At the midway point of this year’s legislative session, trial attorneys and labor groups worry about both the provisions and the pace of several pieces of legislation that are priorities of business interests. Here’s a quick rundown on the effect and status of several other major pieces of legislation.

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I continue to be outraged today. Several bills pending in the Missouri House and Senate take aim at legal immigrants and propose to turn Missouri into a state that does not welcome legal immigrants: House Bills 167, 168 and 206.

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Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice William Ray Price, Jr. once again promoted alternative courts in his annual State of the Judiciary address Wednesday in Jefferson City.

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Reporter Scott Lauck's second Capital Report takes a look at how the General Assembly is seeking to reverse two rulings from the Missouri Supreme Court pertaining to the state's sales tax.

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Reporter Scott Lauck's second Capital Report takes a look at how the General Assembly is seeking to reverse two rulings from the Missouri Supreme Court pertaining to the state's sales tax.

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A dismal budget situation and a lack of consensus on certain issues may inhibit legislators from passing agenda items during this year’s session of the Missouri General Assembly. As lawmakers prepare to return on Wednesday for the five-month session, the ...

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Two Missouri state representatives proposed legislation today aimed at changing disclosure requirements, placing restrictions on “pay to play” legislating and altering the state’s campaign finance system. State Reps. Tim Flook, R-Liberty, and Jason Kander, D-Kansas City, went over the key ...

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The Missouri General Assembly has completed a budget that uses federal stimulus money to forestall cuts made to the state's judiciary system. (pictured is House Budget Chairman Allen Icet, R-Wildwood) As a result, both the judiciary and the state's public defender system will see slight increases to their 2010 operating budgets. Included in that budget bill is $37.3 million for the state's public defender system. The appropriation is slightly higher than what the department got during the current fiscal year.

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The Missouri General Assembly has completed a budget that uses federal stimulus money to forestall cuts made to the state’s judiciary system. As a result, both the judiciary and the state’s public defender system will see slight increases to their ...

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