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Lawsuit Filed Against Missouri Over Language Used In Teacher Tenure Ballot Initiative

Marshall Griffin — Fri, 03 May 2013 22:57:09 +0000

A group of educators is suing the state of Missouri over a proposed constitutional amendment requiring tenure for public school teachers be based on performance, not seniority.

In a press release issued Friday, the four plaintiffs in the suit say school districts would be allowed to fire or cut the pay of teachers and administrators without cause or due process, and that the ballot language should be rewritten to reflect that. They also say the initiative will be more expensive than its backers

GOP Donors In The Giving Mood

Chris McDaniel — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 00:37:27 +0000

Wealthy Republican donors started Christmas early.

Somewhat uncharacteristically, GOP donor David Humphreys donated $25 thousand to Democratic Governor Jay Nixon on Friday.

Humphreys is the head of a Joplin based roofing company and usually donates exclusively to Republicans – in fact, he donated about 1 and a half million dollars to conservatives and conservative organizations just this year.

Nixon was the only major Democrat Humphreys supported.

Mo. lawmakers leave Capitol for spring break

Marshall Griffin — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:42:30 +0000

Missouri lawmakers have left Jefferson City for their annual spring break.

A banner year for St. Louis Chess

Tony Rich — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:00:16 +0000

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/national/local-national-997837.mp3

2011 has been a banner year for Chess in the city of Saint Louis.

St. Louis Police Officers Association, mayor compromise on local control ballot initiative

Kelsey Proud — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:03:48 +0000

The St. Louis Police Officers Association announced today that the organization and the mayor of the city of St. Louis, Francis Slay, have come to a compromise regarding a local control ballot initiative.

The issue of local control of the St. Louis Police Department, that is, shifting the control of the department from the state of Missouri to the city of St. Louis, was a fixture in this past year's legislative session.