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With lawmakers set to take next week off, they leave having already accomplished one major priority.
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Both bills now proceed to the Senate.
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The county has said it will not use the contingency plan it developed that included population control through widespread euthanasia. The Animal Protective Association stops operating the shelter at the end of the day Friday.
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St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery was caught on tape making Tony Kirchner roll dice for a chance to keep his job. After he was sacked anyway, the former sheriff’s deputy alleged that the firing was illegal and that it’s not the only improper termination.
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The proposal, which has received little opposition from lawmakers, was tacked onto a controversial bill that would reduce the amount of time people have to sue in personal injury cases.
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In addition to the primary contests for mayor and comptroller, voters in the 3rd and 11th wards will select the board candidates for April’s general election.
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The House also passed legislation barring state funds from going to diversity, equity and inclusion programs and a bill shielding companies from having to place specific cancer warnings on pesticides.
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The bill would create a law named after Danny Santulli, who suffered alcohol poisoning leading to permanent brain damage during a fraternity event in 2021.
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Projects like the MacArthur Bridge — which connects downtown St. Louis and East St. Louis — and Cahokia Port in Sauget could be impacted, Budzinski said, adding that the new administration's criteria for infrastructure funding don’t make sense and ignore safety and community needs.
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Martin's time in Missouri politics included unsuccessfully running twice for statewide and congressional office.
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The Democratic governor also peppered his seventh budget blueprint — which Republicans derided as the largest in state history — with key policy proposals for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Defense attorneys are pointing to a Feb. 10 executive order from President Donald Trump pausing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The president’s order says the law’s use has been “stretched beyond proper bounds and abused in a manner that harms the interests of the United States.”