Missouri

Missouri Gov. Greitens signs ban on project labor agreements

June 5, 2017 By Tim Rowden And Press Associates Inc.

PLAs require contractors to pay union wages and abide by collective bargaining agreements for public works projects.

Missouri GOP trying to muzzle voters

April 13, 2017 By Ed Finkelstein

Trying to make it harder for citizens to object to a terrible law is as un-American as it gets. But that's exactly what Missouri Republicans are out to do.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions spreads fear in St. Louis

April 3, 2017 By Al Neal

On Friday, March 31, 2017, Sessions brought a message of “law and order” to Missouri’s top law enforcement officials.

Ferguson: Convenience store video prompts new questions into 2014 police killing of Michael Brown

March 13, 2017 By Al Neal

The surveillance footage calls into question the Ferguson and St. Louis County police narrative of the killing.

Missouri activists fight effort to block St. Louis’ minimum wage increase

March 7, 2017 By Al Neal

About 50 Show Me $15 (the Missouri chapter of Fight for $15) activists and supporters gathered to testify Monday against Republican-backed bills that would block cities from increasing the minimum wage.