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.”

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The order directs all state agencies to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. It also bars state funds from going toward such programs.

Republicans say that putting a new measure on the ballot to undo Amendment 3 is a priority for this legislative session.

The legislation would move control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department from the mayor’s office to a board mainly appointed by the governor.

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The incident stems from a complaint lodged last week that alleges a detained person at the city jail was assaulted by a sheriff’s deputy.

A Kansas City judge on Friday ruled that licensing requirements that were keeping clinics from providing abortions were discriminatory. Planned Parenthood Great Rivers this week will begin offering its first abortion appointments in years.

House Speaker Pro Tem Chad Perkins says Cole County Circuit Judge Cotton Walker has too often decided cases in ways that buck GOP priorities.

Ed Martin was chair of the Missouri Republican Party, chief of staff for Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt and chairman of the St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners. He worked at the Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis and for Phyllis Schlafly's conservative advocacy group Eagle Forum. He also co-wrote "The Conservative Case for Trump" with Schlafly and others.