By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — President Barack Obama said Monday he will ban the use of solitary confinement for juvenile and low-level offenders in federal prisons, citing the potential… Read more »
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Obama has plan to expand access to retirement accounts
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — President Barack Obama will pitch some new proposals to expand access to retirement savings accounts and revisit some old ones when issuing his budget… Read more »
Analysis: GOP needs budget cuts to fulfill political promise
By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — Thanks to Congress’ recent tax-and-spending spree, Republicans intent on fulfilling a political promise will have to propose far deeper cuts to domestic programs to… Read more »
Latest: Missouri senators react to charges against educator
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — The latest on an assistant University of Missouri professor being charged with misdemeanor assault in connection with a run-in with student journalists during campus protests (all times local):… Read more »
Missouri lawmakers consider welfare verification bill
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri House committee is considering a bill that calls for a private company to scrutinize whether welfare recipients are qualified to receive benefits. Bill sponsor Rep…. Read more »
Interim Missouri chancellor rebuffs calls to fire professor
By JIM SUHR Associated Press (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — An interim chancellor on Monday rebuffed demands for the ouster of an assistant University of Missouri professor that have been rekindled in… Read more »
Missouri inmates have chance at release after court ruling
By SUMMER BALLETINE Associated Press (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A U.S. Supreme Court ruling Monday affirmed that more than 80 Missouri inmates sentenced to life in prison as teenagers have a… Read more »
US Rep. Smith speaks against Missouri DNR land purchase
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — U.S. Rep. Jason Smith on Monday said the state Department of Natural Resources didn’t seek enough public input on its plans to… Read more »
Kansas City man charged with manslaughter in fatal car crash
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Kansas City, Missouri, man has been charged with first-degree manslaughter for allegedly driving recklessly and causing a crash that killed a passenger. Prosecutors also charged 31-year-old… Read more »
3 sentenced for roles in marriage fraud conspiracies
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Jefferson City attorney was among three people sentenced in two separate marriage fraud conspiracies. James Douglas Barding was sentenced Monday to one month in prison and… Read more »