Jeanie Riddle

State Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis, address Rolla Police Chief Sean Fagan during the first meeting for the Interim Committee on Public Safety on Nov. 4, 2019.

Missouri Senate Committee Holds First Meeting To Address Gun Violence

Jaclyn Driscoll

A Missouri Senate committee heard several hours of testimony on Monday regarding gun violence throughout the state, with possible solutions including more…

Government, Politics & Issues

Missouri House Republicans Unveil Plan For New Fulton State Hospital

Marshall Griffin

Republicans in the Missouri House have unveiled their proposal for funding construction of a new state mental hospital in Fulton.Their plan is similar to…

Bills sponsored by Ald. Dionne Flowers, D-2nd Ward, would boost the age to purchase tobacco products in the city to 21

Government, Politics & Issues

Mo. House Republicans Defeat Attempt By Democrats To Ban Smoking In Members' Offices

A proposal to ban smoking in the Capitol offices of Missouri House members has been snuffed out by a committee. The House Rules Committee rejected the…

Government, Politics & Issues

Musical chairs: Riddle announces for Cunningham's retooled state Senate district

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 19, 2011 - A key proponent of constructing another nuclear power plant in Callaway County…