Missouri
'Let's Whoop Some Ass': St. Louis Cops Charged With Beating Undercover Detective Posing as Protester
"It's gonna be a lot of fun beating the hell out of these shitheads once the sun goes down and nobody can tell us apart."
Kansas City Health Officials Bleached Food Meant for the Homeless; Volunteers Came Back with More
How is bleaching food better than letting homeless people eat it?
Missouri Becomes the 32nd Medical Marijuana State
Patients with doctors' recommendations will be allowed to grow their own medicine or buy it from state-licensed dispensaries.
Voters in Two Deeply Conservative States Look Set to Approve Minimum Wage Increases Next Week. That's a Bad Idea.
Minimum wage ballot initiatives are often good politics, never good policy.
Missouri Might Imprison You for False Meat Advertising
A state law says you can't call it meat unless it's actually beef, pork, or poultry. Critics say the bill violates the First Amendment.
Missouri Democrats Retract Welcome to Pro-Life Voters
Pro-life and a Democrat? Missouri's Democratic Party isn't interested.
Trump Voters Stand by Their Man as He Wrecks Their Jobs
In Poplar Bluff, Missouri, support for Trump's tariffs is about tribalism more than anything else. That's dangerous and scary.
St. Louis Town Agrees to Stop Bankrolling Itself by Fining Its Residents into the Poorhouse
Pagedale, Missouri, will stop trying to fine you for having mismatched curtains or saggy pants.
Let's Not Blame Tech Tools if This Sheriff Illegally Violated People's Privacy
Government, not private companies, is supposed to provide oversight over police behavior.
This Activist is Prying Loose Missouri Drug Task Force Records One Lawsuit At a Time
And he was just awarded the largest penalty in state history for a public records violation.
Do Abortion Rules Violate Satanists' Religious Freedom? Missouri Supreme Court to Decide
The rules' purpose is to "indoctrinate pregnant women into the belief held by some...Christians that a separate and unique human being begins at conception" said appeals court.
The Minimum Wage Cut in St. Louis is Bad Politics, Good Policy
Despite the selective outrage from media and politicians, St. Louis workers will be better off without a higher minimum wage.
Missouri Attorney General Hawley Files Desperate and Deceptive Motion to Dismiss Backpage Lawsuit
AG Josh Hawley's "new evidence" against the U.S. company is actions carried out by foreign contractors for foreign websites.
Read Austin Petersen's Goodbye Note to the Libertarian Party
Second-place finisher in 2016 presidential primary will run for Missouri Senate seat as a Republican.
Exclusive: Libertarian Activist Austin Petersen Is Running for U.S. Senate…as a Republican! [Reason Podcast]
Second-place finisher in 2016 LP presidential primary aims to take on Democrat Claire McCaskill in home state of Missouri.
Missouri Keeps Foster Kids in a 'Chemical Straight Jacket,' Alleges Lawsuit
A systemic lack of safeguards in how the state medicates foster children
5 Thoughts on the St. Louis 'Abortion Sanctuary City' Mess
Missouri's governor has called a special session to try to override the ordinance. Here's what libertarians need to know.
Missouri Legislature Votes To Put Brakes on St. Louis Minimum Wage
The bill still requires the signature of a non-committal Gov. Greitens.
Missouri's Public Defenders are so Overwhelmed it's a 'Constitutional Crisis'
A new ACLU lawsuit against Missouri is just the latest to expose how poor defendants across the country are effectively denied their right to an attorney.
Ferguson Protesters Who Challenged Law Prohibiting 'Interfering With Police' Lose in Court
Circuit court judge rules St. Louis County ordinance to be "not unconstitutionally vague or overbroad."
Publicly-Funded Stadiums 'Completely Ruled Out' By Missouri's Governor-Elect
The city of St. Louis may still vote for spending taxpayer money on a soccer stadium, but the state of Missouri is out.
Will a New Missouri Law Turn Schoolyard Fights Into Felonies? Probably Not.
The new law actually removes school-specific language from the definition of third-degree assault.
Missouri's Governor-Elect Is That Rare Politician Against Publicly Funded Stadiums
Rich businesspeople want over $120 million in public funds and tax credits to build a soccer stadium for a team that does not yet exist.
Welcome To The 21st Century, St. Louis Taxi Companies
"People want to be able to press on their smartphone and request a ride," says commission chairman, stating the obvious.
Dumped Signatures Push Medical Marijuana Initiative off Missouri's Ballot
Group behind measure to take matters to court.
Missouri's Lead Public Defender Assigns Governor to Case in Protest of Budget Cuts
Under a law giving him power to appoint lawyers, Missouri's lead public defender chose the governor to represent a poor client.
Missouri Judge Weakens Law to Rein in Traffic-Court Piracy
Towns in St. Louis County won't face tighter caps than the rest of the state.
Missouri Ordered to Reveal the Source of Its Death Penalty Drugs
A rare win for transparency in government in the Show-Me State.
Ferguson Resists Federal Demand They Raise Police Wages. Justice Dept. Threatens Legal Action.
Order has nothing to do with city's civil rights problems.
New Bill Calls for Police Stops in Missouri to Track Factors Like Religion, Sexual Orientation
Does your failure to yield make you look gay?
St. Louis Towns Sue for Right to Keep Milking Citizens with Fines
One mayor claims it's racist to try to stop it. No, really.
Lawsuit Targets Rapacious City Fine System in St. Louis Community
Tickets for not having curtains or screen doors used to fund government.
Missouri Law Puts a Cap on Municipal Piracy
The home of a speed trap and a jail-for-hire tries to adjust.
Underboob Banned in Springfield, Missouri, After Rally Seeking to 'Free the Nipple'
Mayor opposed law for implying sight of boobs "transforms men into raving sexual predators who rush to the nearest restroom and kidnap children."
Jeff Mizanskey Served 21 Years for Non-Violent Drug Crimes. Watch Him Walk Free.
Missouri man finally gets a second chance after "watching child molesters come and go and come again."
Code Enforcement Mania, Misused SWAT Teams, and Police Puppycide Converge in Unholy Trinity for St. Louis Family
Lawsuit says police killed dog after bursting into home-to check gas and electricity service.
Teen Sexting Investigators Have Their Heads in the Cloud
Missouri cops seek to search student Dropbox accounts after seizing cellphones turns up no nude pics.
Ferguson Residents Come Out to Vote, Diversify City Council
Minority representation by city leaders more closely matches citizenry.
