Missouri legislative session set to begin at noon Wednesday
The Senate and House of Representatives for the state of Missouri will meet at the capital at noon Wednesday to gavel in the 102nd General Assembly.
Continue ReadingThe Senate and House of Representatives for the state of Missouri will meet at the capital at noon Wednesday to gavel in the 102nd General Assembly.
Continue ReadingMissouri Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order Tuesday that bars ownership of farmland by “foreign adversaries” near military facilities.
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has asked a federal appeals court to reconsider its decision rejecting his bid to move his Georgia election interference criminal case to federal court. A three-judge panel of the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled last month that Meadows could
Continue ReadingBy Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie on Tuesday pushed back on New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu’s recent suggestion that his campaign has no path forward. “Since Chris started to work for Nikki Haley and become an employee of Nikki Haley, it’s not the same Chris Sununu anymore,” Christie, who has
Continue ReadingCNN By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Much of Donald Trump’s legal strategy in his federal 2020 election interference case has, so far, centered around trying to delay the start of his March trial until after the November presidential election. But in recent court filings, and according to sources familiar with the Trump team’s approach,
Continue ReadingCNN By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors allege Sen. Bob Menendez accepted race car tickets and other gifts from Qatar as part of a yearslong corruption scheme, with the Gulf nation joining Egypt as another foreign country the New Jersey Democrat is accused of helping while in office. Prosecutors allege in the superseding
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday night, Jefferson City council members unanimously approved a bill that will give Unilever a tax rebate that will allow the company to build a new warehouse at its location on Truman Boulevard. This new warehouse will be 46,000 square feet and will be built on the existing Unilever property,
Continue ReadingGov. Mike Parson will sign an executive order Tuesday dealing with foreign-owned farmland.
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — China’s unsafe interceptions of US military aircraft have dropped off amid signs relations with Beijing are improving, two US defense officials told CNN. There had been a spike in what the US deemed dangerous incidents in October and the Pentagon publicly condemned China’s behavior. But in a sign military tensions could be
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit brought against former President Donald Trump and two January 6, 2021, rioters by the partner of US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who suffered two strokes and died one day after responding to the Capitol attack. Amit
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A storm headed for the Northeast and mid-Atlantic this weekend has the potential to offer the region its first decent snow in nearly two years. Before then, the storm will traverse through the South in the next few days, dumping largely beneficial rain after a summer of extreme
Continue ReadingBy CNN Staff, CNN (CNN) — In a superseding indictment made public Tuesday, federal prosecutors allege Sen. Bob Menendez accepted race car tickets and other gifts from Qatar as part of a yearslong corruption scheme. Prosecutors also say the bribery and extortion scheme continued into 2023, a year longer than initially alleged. Read the superseding
Continue ReadingFormer President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a ruling by Maine’s Democratic secretary of state barring him from the ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. He was expected to also ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on his eligibility to return to the presidency in a related Colorado case.
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors allege Sen. Bob Menendez accepted race car tickets and other gifts from Qatar as part of a yearslong corruption scheme, with the Gulf nation joining Egypt as another foreign country the New Jersey Democrat is accused of helping while in office. Prosecutors allege in the superseding indictment
Continue ReadingBy Alex Marquardt and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The United States has quietly reached an agreement that extends its military presence at a sprawling base in Qatar for another 10 years, three US defense officials and another official familiar with the agreement told CNN. The deal, which has not been announced publicly, highlights Washington’s reliance on the tiny Gulf country that has
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has asked a Maine court to overturn the secretary of state’s decision to remove him from the 2024 primary ballot there because of his role in the January 6, 2021, US Capitol insurrection. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, announced her decision last week, saying
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Biden administration can’t enforce guidance meant to protect abortion access in life-threatening or health-saving situations even where abortion is banned. The guidance from the US Department of Health and Human Services says that medical providers who are required to provide emergency care to pregnant patients regardless of their
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — A long-awaited update to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as the FAFSA, was released on December 30. But some families are having trouble accessing the online form, which has so far only been available for short periods of time. During what the Department of
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow the US Border Patrol to remove razor wire at the US-Mexico border – another escalation in the dispute between President Joe Biden and Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over border policy. The dispute is over whether the Border Patrol has the legal authority to cut concertina wire
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — A long-awaited update to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as the FAFSA, was released on December 30. But at first, the online form is only available during short periods of time during what the Department of Education is calling a “soft launch.” We want
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