House map challenger sympathizes with candidates (AUDIO)
One of the people who says the new districts for state representatives have been so poorly drawn that they're illegal sympathizes with people who are waiting to find out who they'll represent and even where they might have to live. The supreme court says it will expedite hearing the lawsuit---after it has been re-filed in a circuit court and a circuit judge has blocked the use of the map. A dozen plaintiffs say the new district lines are far out of balance in population, compactness, and … [Read More...]
‘Chloe’s Law’ would mandate additional newborn screening
A person's oxygen saturation are at certain levels that fluctuate depending on whether the heart is functioning normally. A Cass County legislator says there's an easy way to prevent infant deaths if those levels are checked before they're released from the hospital. If his bill passes, Chloe's Law would be named for a little girl in Cass County who almost died from congestive heart failure because doctors didn't realize she had oxygen toxicity. Representative Rick Brattin says the state … [Read More...]
Governor-backed auto industry incentives introduced
The automotive industry incentive component of the Governor's job creation strategy has found its backers in the House and Senate, and they come from both sides of the political aisle. In his State of the State Address and stops around the state, Governor Jay Nixon has promoted his Missouri Works plan. It would expand on the provisions of the Missouri Manufacturing Jobs act of 2010, which helped promote expansion at Ford's Claycomo Plant in Kansas City and General Motors' plant in … [Read More...]
Court says “not yet” to House district challenge
The state supreme court has refused to hear a challenge to the way new districts have been drawn for the Missouri House. The court says the challenge has been filed in the wrong court and until it goes through a circuit court proceeding, the court cannot take up the case. The ruling means the 12 people challenging the 163 new House districts must file their suit in circuit court in Jefferson City and have a judge issue an order saying the new map cannot go into effect for the 2012 … [Read More...]
Bills to clean up, reform adoption laws hit both chambers
The House is considering three bills that would help prevent adoption cases from being contested and held up in court. Rep. Chris Kelly (D-Columbia) says his legislation comes from the Lentz case, in which a biological father took a case against a baby's adoptive parents to the Missouri Supreme Court on the grounds that he never agreed to the adoption. Kelly says many cases such as these come forward when a biological parent or parents figure out they can financially gain from holding up the … [Read More...]
Economy
Governor-backed auto industry incentives introduced
The automotive industry incentive component of the Governor's job creation strategy has found its backers in the House and Senate, and they come from both sides of the political aisle. In his State of the State Address and stops around the … [Read More...]
