Missouri News Archives - Page 3 of 6

AG sues signature-gathering firm alleging obstruction, more

Wednesday, January 28 by The Center Square

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has filed a lawsuit against a Texas-based signature-gathering firm accusing it of refusing to cooperate with a state investigation into alleged fraudulent business practices tied to the hiring of undocumented workers and failing to provide subpoenaed documents. ... Read More.

Hanaway joins coalition backing EPA grant cancellations

Thursday, January 22 by The Center Square

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has joined a coalition of 24 state attorneys general in challenging potential Biden-era grant fraud and supporting the EPA’s cancellation of billions of questionable grants. ... Read More.

Group challenges Trump’s Greenland plan in federal court

Wednesday, January 21 by The Center Square

A non-partisan group is challenging President Donald Trump’s efforts to take over or acquire Greenland. Citizens Against Donald Trump for Democracy filed its complaint this month in federal court... Read More.

U.S. Houses passes two more govt funding bills, sending to Senate

Wednesday, January 14 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – In a bipartisan vote Wednesday, the U.S. House passed a minibus containing two more full-year federal funding bills, sending the package to the Senate for final approval. ... Read More.

Lawsuit: Girls school was forced labor program under guise of faith-based treatment

Thursday, January 8 by The Center Square

Two former residents of a Missouri faith-based residential program have filed a federal lawsuit alleging they were subjected to systematic abuse, neglect, coercion and forced unpaid labor while they were minors at Kansas City Girls Academy. ... Read More.

Group sues Coast Guard over FOIA about Caribbean boat strike

Tuesday, January 6 by The Center Square

A Missouri-based nonprofit organization has filed suit in federal court against the United States Coast Guard, alleging the agency violated federal law by failing to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request seeking records related to a September military strike on a vessel... Read More.

Missouri year in review: capital gains eliminated, Medicaid increased

Saturday, December 27 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – In 2025, Missouri lawmakers passed legislation to eliminate its capital gains tax, phase out the state income tax and expand Medicaid legislation. The Club for... Read More.

Conservative group urges Missouri lawmakers to back plan to eliminate state income tax

Friday, December 19 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – A conservative policy group is urging Missouri lawmakers to support Gov. Mike Kehoe’s proposal to eliminate the state’s personal income tax, arguing the state’s budget challenges come from spending growth rather than a lack of revenue. ... Read More.

Two states designate Muslim group as terrorist, but other GOP governors mum

Monday, December 15 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – The governors of Texas and Florida have declared the nation’s largest Muslim advocacy group a foreign terrorist organization, but they may stand alone. None of their Republican counterparts in other states seem ready to follow suit. ... Read More.

Missouri seeks enforcement of $24B China COVID judgment

Friday, December 12 by The Center Square

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has initiated the next phase of efforts to enforce the state’s historic $24 billion judgment against the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party and several Chinese government entities. ... Read More.