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Mo. AG Koster
5:46 pm
Tue November 15, 2011

Koster wants to expand child sex abuse reporting requirement to all Missourians

Credit (Official Portrait, Missouri Attorney General's office)

Attorney General Chris Koster (D) wants Missouri lawmakers to beef up state law regarding child sexual abuse, in light of the scandal currently surrounding Penn State University.

Koster says right now in Missouri, only teachers, doctors, clergy and certain other professions are required to report child sex abuse to the authorities.

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MO Statehouse/Adult business restrictions
1:59 pm
Tue November 15, 2011

Mo. Supreme Court upholds restrictions on adult businesses

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The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a 2010 law that restricts the way sexually oriented businesses operate in Missouri.

The Supreme Court of Missouri has rejected a constitutional challenge to a 2010 law that put strict limits on the way businesses like strip clubs and adult bookstores can operate in the state.

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Redistricting
6:24 pm
Wed October 12, 2011

Hearing tomorrow on Missouri's State House and Senate redistricting maps

Credit (Marshall Griffin/St. Louis Public Radio)
The Missouri State Capitol Building in Jefferson City, Mo.

Updated 10:43 a.m. Oct. 13 with corrected location of hearings

A judicial panel charged with redrawing Missouri’s State House and Senate districts will begin taking comments from the public tomorrow.

The six-judge panel will draw new maps because two panels made up of Democrats and Republicans failed to reach agreements on them before the August deadline.

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