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Morning headlines - Friday, June 8, 2012

Rachel Lippmann and The Associated Press — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 11:18:10 +0000

Judge rules that the CVC must release more Dome documents

The St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission is being ordered to release more documents related to the renovation of the Edward Jones Dome.

AG Koster to Mo. Supreme Court: set dates for 19 death sentences

Adam Allington — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:28:24 +0000

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is urging the State Supreme Court to set execution dates for 19 death sentences. Koster says no legal barrier is barring the high court from moving forward with the executions.

Koster says 10 cases of capital punishment have already been awaiting execution dates for over 3 years. He gave the court an additional 9 names today and says there is no legal ground for delaying punishment.

Bill to abolish death penalty filed in Mo. House

Marshall Griffin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:20:00 +0000

Legislation has been filed in the Missouri House that would abolish the death penalty.

If the bill becomes law, any pending executions in Missouri would be halted, and all inmates sentenced to death would be re-sentenced to life without probation or parole. It’s sponsored by State Representative Penny Hubbard (D, St. Louis). She says she doesn’t believe that capital punishment is an effective deterrent.

Nixon commutes death sentence for Clay

Marshall Griffin and Kelsey Proud — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:35:26 +0000

UPDATED 6:08 p.m. Jan. 10, 2011 with comment from Clay's attorney:

Last week we told you that supporters of Richard Clay asked Mo. Gov. Jay Nixon to halt Clay's execution. Well, now it seems that Nixon has granted their request.

The governor issued the following statement this afternoon:

ACLU says Mo. running out of execution drug

Julie Bierach — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:27:02 +0000

The ACLU of Eastern Missouri says it has learned that the state is running out of its supply of one of the three drugs used in executions.

The ACLU says the state has 50 units of sodium thiopental, but it expires March 1.

The state is preparing for the execution of Richard Clay next week.