Missouri Politics Archives - Page 22 of 68

Members of the 13th Judiciary Circuit Court discuss expungement policies for Amendment 3

December 6, 2022 10:13 PM Marina Diaz

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Members of the 13th Judicial Circuit Court continued its ongoing discussions regarding the expungement policy following Missouri’s adoption of Amendment 3. Convictions for possession and paraphernalia will begin to be expunged Thursday under the voter-approved constitutional amendment that legalized recreational marijuana in Missouri. Under Amendment 3, misdemeanor marijuana offenses will be automatically

Blunt gives final floor speech at Capitol

December 6, 2022 7:35 PM ABC 17 News Team

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KMIZ) Missouri’s senior U.S. senator gave his final floor speech on Tuesday. Sen. Roy Blunt will retire next month. He served 12 years in the senate. Blunt talked about is role as a legislator. He ended his speech with a story about a statue in the U.S. Capitol. He said it went up

Missouri lawmaker prefiles bill proposing I-70 expansion

December 2, 2022 7:55 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. State Sen. Bill Eigel (R-St. Charles) prefiled a bill ahead of the legislative session that would use a portion of Missouri’s $6 Billion surplus to expand Interstate 70. The proposal filed on Thursday would set aside funds to rebuild Interstate 70 from a two-lane highway, to a four-lane highway in both directions. Funding

State Rep. Smith prefiles bill to stop teenagers from buying semi-automatic, automatic guns

December 1, 2022 4:57 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A number of bills were prefiled in the Missouri House and Senate on Thursday that were related to guns. Legislators started prefiling legislation for the upcoming session on Dec. 1. The 102nd General Assembly will convene Wednesday, Jan. 4. Rep. David Smith (D-Columbia) prefiled legislation Thursday that, if passed, would prohibit

Amendment 3 marijuana expungements start next week

December 1, 2022 5:06 PM Ethan Heinz

Convictions for marijuana possession and paraphernalia will begin to be expunged next Thursday.

Governor’s office counsel named next Missouri Attorney General

November 22, 2022 3:08 PM Matthew Sanders

Parson named Andrew Bailey, the general counsel for the governor’s office, as the next Missouri Attorney General in a news conference Wednesday.

Burger Haus owner sues Small Business Administration for discrimination of ARPA funds

November 22, 2022 5:19 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The owner of several businesses in Missouri is suing the United States Small Business Administration for allegations that he was denied funds from the American Rescue Plan Act because he is a white man. Drew Robertson filed a lawsuit Monday in the Western District Court against the Small Business Administration and

Hawley claims no wrongdoing after Attorney General’s office is fined

November 17, 2022 8:00 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Republican Sen. Josh Hawley said he was not involved in a Cole County court case that was started because of an incident when he was attorney general. Earlier this week, a Cole County judge ruled the Missouri Attorney General’s office under Hawley “knowingly and purposefully” violated state open records laws. Judge Jon

Cole County judge rebukes Attorney General’s Office for open records law violations

November 15, 2022 1:33 PM Matthew Sanders

A Cole County judge has ruled that the Missouri Attorney General’s Office under now-U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley “knowingly and purposefully” violated state open records laws.

Rowden picked as president pro tem of Missouri Senate; Rizzo again chosen as Democratic leader

November 10, 2022 11:03 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Senate Majority Caucus elected Sen. Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, to serve as president pro tem of the Missouri Senate for the 102nd General Assembly Rowden previously served as the Senate majority floor leader. I am honored to have been elected by my peers to be the next President Pro Tem of

Missouri NORML coordinator answers questions about Amendment 3 now that it has passed

November 9, 2022 7:16 PM ABC 17 News Team

Dan Viets — Missouri coordinator for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws — spoke with ABC17 on Wednesday to about what’s next after Amendment 3 passed. View the entire interview above.

Missouri House Republicans pick leadership team for 102nd General Assembly

November 9, 2022 6:38 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri House Republicans met in the Capitol on Wednesday to select their leadership team for the upcoming legislative session. The state Republican Party said in a news release that 111 Republican House members joined Speaker-Designee Dean Plocher, who was previously selected by the House Republican Caucus to serve as the next

Recreational marijuana could be sold in Missouri as soon as February after Amendment 3 passed

November 9, 2022 5:56 PM Ethan Heinz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Amendment 3 passed Tuesday night making recreational marijuana legal for anyone 21 and older. The new law does not go into affect until Dec. 8. It will legalize marijuana for usage, sale, distribution and production. According to state officials, some shops may be able to start selling to the public as soon

Missouri voters approve legalization of marijuana for recreational use

November 9, 2022 7:50 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri will join a growing number of states to allow recreational marijuana. More than 53% of voters approved Amendment 3 on Election Day. With the amendment receiving approval from voters, Missouri is now one of 21 states to legalize marijuana for recreational use. Election Results Missourians could start to see the changes

Luetkemeyer wins reelection in Third Congressional District

November 8, 2022 3:45 PM Marina Diaz

Republican U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer has again won reelection to the U.S. House.

Schmitt defeats Busch Valentine to win Senate seat

November 8, 2022 2:04 PM Hannah Falcon

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate and current Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt will watch election results pour in with supporters in St. Louis.

Busch Valentine after loss to Schmitt: ‘Many of us are scared about Missouri’s future’

November 8, 2022 3:20 PM Chris Bryant

ST. LOUIS (KMIZ) The Democratic nominee for the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Roy Blunt, Trudy Busch Valentine, lost her bid to be the next senator for Missouri. Busch Valentine was hoping to be the first Democrat elected to the Senate in Missouri since former Sen. Clair McCaskill defeated Todd Akin in 2012. The

Missouri voters say ‘yes’ to more Kansas City police oversight; other amendments still undecided

November 8, 2022 2:38 PM Leila Mitchell

Missouri voters gave the state the ability to require Kansas City to give more money to its police force but the state’s decisions on other constitutional amendments were still up in the air at 11 p.m.

ELECTION UPDATES: Democrats win big in Boone County

November 8, 2022 1:23 PM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates about races in Missouri and nationally.

Tracking national results on election night

November 8, 2022 5:58 PM Matthew Sanders

ABC 17 News will be monitoring and reporting the results of local, state and national elections all night.