News from the Missouri Legislature
The following Missouri Legislature news links come directly from various online news sources, and combined into a single RSS feed. It's not edited, and any individual Missouri legislative news item may or may not necessarily reflect Luke's views or stands on any particular issue. We're merely providing you with "as it happens" news as a public service.
State works to meet federal compliance regulations
A state audit on sex offender registration compliance says it has improved, but more work needs to be done. Auditor Susan Montee says statewide, registration non-compliance dropped from about 36 percent in 2002 to 7 percent now.
Future challenges for higher ed laid out at Governor's summit
Governor Nixon lays out four charges for the leaders of colleges and universities in the state, with hopes to reach an ambitious goal. Nixon tells the presidents and chancellors at the Governor's Summit for Higher Education in Jefferson City that one charge is to make sure institutions are taking extra steps to see students all [...]
Attorney General plans to appeal funeral protest ruling
Attorney General Chris Koster says he will appeal a federal judge's ruling that struck down the state's restrictions on protests at military funerals. Koster says the ruling against the funeral protest law won't end the legal battle. "We do intend to appeal the funeral protest decision," Koster told reporters
Gov Nixon says Missouri is right to limit protests
Governor Nixon says Missouri is right to attempt to limit protests at military funerals. United States District Judge Fernando Gaitan has ruled laws approved by the legislature in 2006 violate free speech rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. Lawmakers approved two laws in 2006. One prohibits protests near any military funeral from an hour before
New law gives Dept. of Insurance ability to act quicker
A new state law gives Missourians more protection when it comes to their insurance companies. The Department of Insurance will be able to have tighter oversight over Missouri insurance companies. "This allows us to intervene sooner through various mechanisms in the law. You know, it's like catching cancer in someone's body..."
Missouri law enforcement working on merging data
Governor Nixon signed into law a bill that cracks down on repeat DWI offenders. Missouri has gotten a grant that will help them streamline records and keep drunk drivers off the road. Department of Public Safety spokesman Mike O'Connell says each law enforcement agency has it's own record-keeping data system from local to state to
Gov. Nixon signs bill to support automotive industry
... Gov. Nixon said. "I am pleased that legislators on both sides of the aisle and in both chambers of the legislature worked together to put this bill on my desk. This legislation will help us keep thousands of Missourians living and working right here ...
Governor Nixon allows new abortion law to take effect
Missouri abortion clinics will face new mandates to offer women ultrasound images and heartbeats of their fetuses as a result of legislation allowed to become law Wednesday by Gov. Jay Nixon. The Democratic governor, facing his first decision on an abortion bill, sidestepped a direct endorsement of the new requirements by citing a Missouri constitutional provision allowing bills to become law without the governor's signature...
Uncertainty after "Ford bill" passage
One state legislator says, "In life there are no guarantees," which explains why some lawmakers who have just finished the special legislative session remain uncertain they have saved thousands of automobile manufacturing jobs in Missouri. Regardless of what happens, lawmakers want to correct those who think the automobile manufacturing jobs bill - the Ford bill - is a bailout.