Missouri's Inauguration Day arrives for Gov. Nixon and statewide office holders
Missouri’s inauguration day has arrived, as Governor Jay Nixon (D) and several other state office holders prepare to be sworn in.It’ll be the second term for most of those taking the oath of office,...
View ArticleContractor sued over Joplin tornado waste
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is suing a southwest Missouri company for allegedly dumping tornado waste from Joplin into an abandoned mine shaft.Koster on Monday announced the suit against...
View ArticleMo. AG won't appeal birth control ruling
Attorney General Chris Koster says he won't appeal a federal court ruling striking down a Missouri law that exempted moral objectors from an insurance requirement to cover birth control.
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Agreement reached on Bridgeton landfill, but questions still remain
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced a preliminary agreement on Tuesday with the owner of the Bridgeton Landfill.Koster filed a lawsuit against Republic Serv
View ArticleAssembly sends second injury fund fix/workers' comp bill to Nixon
Legislation that would revive Missouri's ailing Second Injury Fund and seek to reduce the number of occupational disease lawsuits was passed Thursday by the Missouri House.
View ArticleMissouri's racial disparities in traffic stops mirror national trends
A new report showing that African-American drivers are more likely to be stopped by police in Missouri is consistent with finding across the United States, according to a researcher that worked on the...
View ArticleMo. AG says state may have to use gas chamber
Attorney General Chris Koster says Missouri may have to resort to using the gas chamber to carry out death sentences. It would be considered as an “unintended consequence” of the state Supreme Court’s...
View ArticleMo. Attorney General Accuses Walgreens Of 'Deceptive Pricing Schemes,' Files...
Updated 5:12 p.m. with comment from Walgreens.Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is accusing Walgreens of engaging in false and deceptive pricing schemes, that he said amounts to stealing. In St.
View ArticleAnalysis: Huge Mo. tax cut largely hypothetical
Governor Jay Nixon says a clause in the income tax cut bill he vetoed could have triggered a $1.2 billion run on the state treasury because the cuts could apply retroactively to the last 3...
View ArticleMo. AG Koster raises concerns about gun-law-nullifying HB 436
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is raising concerns about legislation attempting to nullify some federal gun-control laws.Koster sent a letter Tuesday (.pdf) to lawmakers warning that the bill...
View ArticleDeath row inmate Nicklasson remains optimistic
Just hours away from his scheduled execution, Missouri death row inmate Allen Nicklasson is optimistic that his life will be spared.Nicklasson is scheduled to die by injection at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday...
View ArticleMo. AG warns of Target call scam
In the wake of a massive data breach committed against the Target retail store chain, con artists may be targeting victims in Missouri and elsewhere. According to the Missouri Attorney General’s...
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Medicaid Fraud Unit reports average year for Missouri
The state of Missouri recovered more than $47 million in fraudulent claims made by Medicaid providers in 2013.That's about an average year for Attorney General Chris Koster's Medicaid Fraud Unit. The...
View ArticleMo. Senators want investigation into possible propane price gouging
Missouri senators are calling on Attorney General Chris Koster to investigate a recent spike in propane prices.Sen. Mike Parson, of Bolivar, said Friday that companies are sending more propane...
View ArticleMo. AG won't appeal birth control ruling
Attorney General Chris Koster says he won't appeal a federal court ruling striking down a Missouri law that exempted moral objectors from an insurance requirement to cover birth control.
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Agreement reached on Bridgeton landfill, but questions still remain
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced a preliminary agreement on Tuesday with the owner of the Bridgeton Landfill.Koster filed a lawsuit against Republic Serv
View ArticleAssembly sends second injury fund fix/workers' comp bill to Nixon
Legislation that would revive Missouri's ailing Second Injury Fund and seek to reduce the number of occupational disease lawsuits was passed Thursday by the Missouri House.
View ArticleMissouri's racial disparities in traffic stops mirror national trends
A new report showing that African-American drivers are more likely to be stopped by police in Missouri is consistent with finding across the United States, according to a researcher that worked on the...
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