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Criminal Code Overhaul Endorsed By Missouri House

Marshall Griffin — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:50:55 +0000

Legislation that would overhaul Missouri’s criminal code has received first-round approval in the Missouri House.

House Bill 210 would create new classes of felonies and misdemeanors, give judges more flexibility in handing down sentences, and modernize the language used in the code. During debate Tuesday, the sponsor, State Representative Stanley Cox (R, Sedalia), gave an ex

Mo. House Passes Bill Allowing Guns In Parked Cars On Business Property

Marshall Griffin — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:19:25 +0000

The Missouri House has passed yet another bill that expands the rights of gun owners, less than 24 hours after passing legislation aimed at blocking the federal government from enforcing federal gun laws in the Show-Me State.

House Bill 372 would bar business owners from prohibiting anyone from legally possessing a firearm in their vehicles while parked at their businesses. Republican Representative Republicans in the Missouri House are making another attempt to pass legislation that would require voters to show photo identification at the polls.

No one testified in favor of the proposal at a House hearing today -- everyone who testified either opposed requiring photo ID’s for voting or were neutral and speaking for informational purposes only. In addition to mandating photo identification, House Bill 48 would allow anyone who does not have a photo ID to vote with a provisional ballot, which would not be counted until the voter’s identity is verified. John Scott with the Secretary of State’s office told the House Committee on Elections that Missouri voters would still be disenfranchised.

Mo. House Committee Proposes Reductions In Public Defenders

Maria Altman — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:21:19 +0000

The chair of Missouri's House Judiciary Committee is proposing reductions in the state's public defender system.

Republican State Representative Stanley Cox of Sedalia says public defenders would still handle the most serious cases for indigent defendants, but the more minor cases would be bid out to private attorneys.

Cox says this would address the caseload issues public defenders have long complained about.

Supporters Of Changes To Judicial Selection Process Won't Campaign For Ballot Measure

Rachel Lippmann and Marshall Griffin — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:12:30 +0000

Updated at 5:33 p.m. to include quotes from one of the Republican sponsors of Amendment Three and from the Sec. of State's Communications Director.

Citing what they call "deliberately deceptive and hopelessly biased ballot language," supporters of a measure that would change the way some appellate judges are selected in Missouri say they will not campaign for their ballot measure.