(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A bill to prevent immigrants without lawful status from receiving in-state tuition or state aid for higher education has won initial approval from the Missouri… Read more »
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Missouri appeals judge appointed to take over Ferguson court
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri appeals court judge has been appointed to make “needed reforms” in Ferguson’s municipal court system, which was sharply criticized… Read more »
It’s not just right-to-work: Bills targeting unions multiply
By JONATHAN MATTISE and NICHOLAS RICCARDI (CHARLESTON, W.Va., AP) — It’s not just Gov. Scott Walker. Republican lawmakers in statehouses nationwide are working to weaken organized labor, sometimes with efforts that… Read more »
Anniversary of Selma march rekindles Ferguson comparisons
By JESSE J. HOLLAND (WASHINGTON, AP) — In only a few minutes on national television, the beatings of civil rights marchers by police on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma,… Read more »
Homeowners group relents, Oks playhouse for girl with cancer
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A young girl with leukemia who asked for a playhouse in her backyard, but was denied after a homeowners association blocked it, will get her… Read more »
Missouri House panel OKs budget with more K-12 school money
By SUMMER BALLANTINE (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri House panel has added money for K-12 schools and higher education to next year’s budget, including restoring $12 million for… Read more »
Man sentenced to life in prison for Columbia homicide
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — A man who arranged the shooting death of a disabled man he cared for has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. A Boone County… Read more »
Inmate caught after escaping from Kansas City hospital
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Authorities have captured a Jackson County inmate who escaped while being treated from a Kansas City hospital. Kansas City police say 25-year-old Willie J. Sanders… Read more »
Ferguson officials to meet with Justice Department
By JIM SALTER (ST. LOUIS, AP) — City leaders in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson will meet Tuesday with U.S. Department of Justice officials to discuss a federal investigation… Read more »
DOJ: Ex-CIA chief admits mishandling classified information
(CHARLOTTE, N.C., AP) — Former CIA Director David Petraeus has agreed to plead guilty to mishandling classified materials, the Justice Department said Tuesday. A Justice Department statement says a plea… Read more »