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White officer who fatally shot Black man shouldn’t have been in his backyard, judge rules in suit
3 months, 3 weeks ago

White officer who fatally shot Black man shouldn’t have been in his backyard, judge rules in suit

Associated Press  

A federal judge has partially sided with the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a now-imprisoned white Kansas City, Missouri, police detective, ruling that the officer should not have entered the man’s backyard. U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips ruled Wednesday that Eric DeValkenaere violated 26-year-old Cameron Lamb’s Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search and seizure by …

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NAACP president urges Missouri governor to halt execution planned for next week
3 months, 3 weeks ago

NAACP president urges Missouri governor to halt execution planned for next week

Associated Press  

Executing a Black man in Missouri who says he was wrongfully convicted would amount to a “horrible miscarriage of justice,” the president of the NAACP said in a letter Wednesday calling on the governor to halt the execution planned for next week. None of the physical evidence has linked Williams to the 1998 stabbing death of Lisha Gayle, according to …

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Missouri bans sale of Delta-8 THC and other unregulated CBD intoxicants
5 months, 1 week ago

Missouri bans sale of Delta-8 THC and other unregulated CBD intoxicants

Associated Press  

— Missouri is banning the sale of drinks, candy and other foods made with hemp-derived intoxicating substances, Republican Gov. Parson cited health concerns and lack of research on Delta-8 THC and similar unregulated CBD substances. While there is a lack of government regulation for the CBD-derived products, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration did approve one drug that contains CBD …

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Death row inmate faces ‘surgery without anesthesia’ if good vein isn’t found
9 months ago

Death row inmate faces ‘surgery without anesthesia’ if good vein isn’t found

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A man due for …

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Condemned inmate could face ‘surgery without anesthesia’ if good vein is elusive, lawyers say
9 months ago

Condemned inmate could face ‘surgery without anesthesia’ if good vein is elusive, lawyers say

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — Missouri’s execution protocol allows for “surgery without anesthesia” if the typical process of finding a suitable vein to inject the lethal drug doesn’t work, lawyers for a death row inmate say in an appeal aimed at sparing his life. But it offers no guidance on how far the execution team can go to find a suitable vein, …

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Missouri governor bans Chinese and Russian companies from buying land near military sites
1 year ago

Missouri governor bans Chinese and Russian companies from buying land near military sites

Associated Press  

— Companies from China, Russia and other countries blacklisted by the U.S. no longer can buy land near military sites in Missouri under an order enacted by the state’s governor Tuesday. Mike Parson’s executive order prohibits citizens and companies from countries deemed threatening by the federal government from purchasing farms or other land within 10 miles of staffed military sites …

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Missouri governor picks ex-federal prosecutor to replace Kim Gardner as St. Louis circuit attorney
1 year, 7 months ago

Missouri governor picks ex-federal prosecutor to replace Kim Gardner as St. Louis circuit attorney

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday named Gabe Gore, a former assistant U.S. attorney, as the new chief prosecutor in St. Louis, three days after Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s sudden departure. Gore is a partner in the St. Louis law firm Dowd Bennett, served on the Ferguson Commission formed to examine the region’s policing and courts …

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Cori Bush pleads with Missouri Gov. to save the life of convicted sex killer Amber McLaughlin
2 years ago

Cori Bush pleads with Missouri Gov. to save the life of convicted sex killer Amber McLaughlin

Daily Mail  

Bush said that her support from McLaughlin's case stems from her view that the death penalty is 'cruel, barbaric and inhumane' McLaughlin, now 49, was convicted in 2006 and sentenced to death by a judge Rep. Cori Bush says that 'crucial mental health' evidence was withheld from jury Amber McLaughlin killed and raped her female partner in 2003 in Missouri …

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Biden’s pot pardons could boost states’ legalization drives
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden’s pot pardons could boost states’ legalization drives

Associated Press  

— There are few surprises expected on Election Day in solidly Republican Arkansas, where Donald Trump’s former press secretary is heavily favored in the race for governor and other GOP candidates are considered locks. President Joe Biden’s recent announcement that he will pardon thousands of people for simple marijuana possession has shined a new spotlight on the legalization efforts in …

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Biden's pot pardons could boost states' legalization drive
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden's pot pardons could boost states' legalization drive

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. President Joe Biden's recent announcement that he will pardon thousands of people for simple …

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Supreme Court, governor decline to stop Missouri execution
2 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court, governor decline to stop Missouri execution

Associated Press  

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to halt the upcoming execution of Missouri inmate Carman Deck, and Republican Gov. “The State of Missouri will carry out Mr. Deck’s sentence according to the Court’s order and deliver justice.” Deck’s attorney, Elizabeth Unger Carlyle, declined to comment. Deck, of the St. Louis area, admitted that he killed James Long, 69, and …

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Efforts to make protective medical gear in US falling flat
2 years, 8 months ago

Efforts to make protective medical gear in US falling flat

Associated Press  

— When the coronavirus pandemic first hit the U.S., sales of window coverings at Halcyon Shades quickly went dark. “At the end of the day, when everybody said they wanted American-made, nobody’s buying, not even the state,” said Tony Blogumas, vice president of Green Resources Consulting, a rural Missouri firm that received an $800,000 state grant but has sold only …

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Missouri Senate tries again to ‘defund’ Planned Parenthood
2 years, 10 months ago

Missouri Senate tries again to ‘defund’ Planned Parenthood

Associated Press  

— The GOP-led Missouri Senate on Wednesday passed a stopgap budget that attempts to strip funding for Planned Parenthood while paying for Medicaid health care for newly eligible patients and pumping billions of dollars in federal funding to schools. Lawmakers were able to stop money from going to Planned Parenthood in the 2019 fiscal year by forgoing some federal funding …

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Missouri's Second Amendment Preservation Act outlaws local enforcement of federal gun laws
3 years, 2 months ago

Missouri's Second Amendment Preservation Act outlaws local enforcement of federal gun laws

CBS News  

Editor's note: Following this 60 Minutes report from November, "Missouri's Second Amendment Preservation Act," on February 16, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice sued to stop the state's gun law. Missouri State Representative Jered Taylor and State Senator Eric Burlison Missouri State Senator Eric Burlison and State Representative Jered Taylor co- Missouri State Representative Jered Taylor: I think there's bad …

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Missouri judge says Medicaid expansion must be allowed
3 years, 5 months ago

Missouri judge says Medicaid expansion must be allowed

Associated Press  

— A Missouri judge on Tuesday ruled that Republican Gov. Cole County Judge Jon Beetem in his order said Parson’s administration must give Medicaid coverage to newly eligible adults, despite the governor’s resistance to doing so. Beetem also ordered that newly eligible adults won’t face any additional restrictions to get health care coverage through the program. Missouri voters last year …

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Missouri launches $10K vaccine lottery to boost shots
3 years, 5 months ago

Missouri launches $10K vaccine lottery to boost shots

Associated Press  

— Missouri’s Republican Gov. The goal of the incentive program is to ramp up Missouri’s current 40% vaccination rate, Parson said during a news conference outside his Capitol office. Robert Knodell, who has been the acting state health director, said the money would come from state funds and federal aid. But he’s also said he’ll consider all options to increase …

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Missouri governor doesn’t want door-to-door vaccine help
3 years, 6 months ago

Missouri governor doesn’t want door-to-door vaccine help

Associated Press  

— Federal officials are pushing back after Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said he doesn’t want government employees going door-to-door in his state to urge people to get vaccinated, even as a COVID-19 outbreak overwhelms some hospitals. After President Joe Biden mentioned the possibility of door-to-door promotion of the vaccine, Parson tweeted: “I have directed our health department to let the …

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Parson signs bill requiring online sales tax collection
3 years, 6 months ago

Parson signs bill requiring online sales tax collection

Associated Press  

Mike Parson on Wednesday signed a bill to require out-of-state online stores to collect sales taxes on purchases made by Missouri residents starting in 2023. Bipartisan proponents of the new law have argued that it’s unfair that local Missouri stores are required to charge sales taxes while some out-of-state online retailers have been able to avoid collecting the tax. “With …

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Parson calls special session on Missouri Medicaid funding
3 years, 6 months ago

Parson calls special session on Missouri Medicaid funding

Associated Press  

Mike Parson on Tuesday called lawmakers back for a special session to work out a deal on a critical piece of Medicaid funding. Parson said the special session will begin at noon Wednesday so lawmakers can pass a tax on medical providers that draws down a significant amount of federal Medicaid funding. Lawmakers also have proposed banning Medicaid coverage for …

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Parson sets tight deadline for Missouri Medicaid funding fix
3 years, 6 months ago

Parson sets tight deadline for Missouri Medicaid funding fix

Associated Press  

Mike Parson on Monday set a tight deadline for lawmakers to work out a deal on a critical piece of Medicaid funding. During the legislative session that ended May 14, lawmakers proposed banning Medicaid coverage for “any drug or device approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration that may cause the destruction of or prevent the implantation of, an …

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Missouri responds defiantly to Justice Dept. over gun law
3 years, 6 months ago

Missouri responds defiantly to Justice Dept. over gun law

Associated Press  

— Missouri’s Republican governor and attorney general said in a defiant letter to the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday that they stand by the state’s new law that would ban police from enforcing federal gun rules. Missouri’s new law would subject law enforcement agencies with officers who knowingly enforce federal gun laws to a fine of about $50,000 per …

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Missouri risks Medicaid funding over contraceptive fight
3 years, 6 months ago

Missouri risks Medicaid funding over contraceptive fight

Associated Press  

— Missouri is at risk of losing $4.5 billion in tax revenue and federal funding for Medicaid because of a fight between lawmakers over contraceptives. The Republican-led Legislature adjourned last month without reauthorizing the tax after fighting over whether to include a ban on Medicaid coverage for “any drug or device approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration that …

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Missouri approves Medicaid expansion; Parson, Galloway win
4 years, 5 months ago

Missouri approves Medicaid expansion; Parson, Galloway win

Associated Press  

— Voters on Tuesday made Missouri the 38th state to approve expanding Medicaid health care coverage to thousands more low-income adults. “I believe the economy is going to bounce back strongly but not anytime soon,” said 62-year-old Jim Roberts, an employee in the Clay County Prosecutor’s office in Liberty who voted to expand Medicaid. “Jesus said ‘The poor will be …

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US governors aim to boost production of medical supplies
4 years, 8 months ago

US governors aim to boost production of medical supplies

Associated Press  

— Frustrated by scarce supplies and a chaotic marketplace amid the coronavirus outbreak, some U.S. governors are seeking to bolster their home-state production of vital medical and protective equipment to ensure a reliable long-term source for state stockpiles. If we can do it here in Missouri, I think it would be well-worth the extra money.” Governors in Florida, Indiana and …

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