Opinion
Julie Allen: Governor Parson’s lack of action has hobbled Missouri’s campaign ethics watchdog
Missourians stand to lose their ethics watchdog due to the lack of a functioning commission that is charged with holding elected officials and candidates accountable.
Ken Garten: After the crime, when is there enough punishment?
“An eye for an eye. A tooth for a tooth.”
Letter to the editor: Independence charter changes reflect best practices; criticism is based on misinformation
Jackie Sommer, chair, Independence Charter Review Commission
Bridgette Dunlap: No, Missouri law does not require a pregnant woman to stay with her husband
The idea that “pregnant women in Missouri can’t get divorced” and therefore can’t leave abusive husbands has gone viral.
Letter to the editor: Citizens need to have a voice in how city is run
Jerry Wistrand, Constitution Party of Missouri, Chairman-Jackson County
Other Voices: Americans on all but paper: Biden action on US citizen spouses is good for all
In a long-awaited announcement Tuesday, President Joe Biden unveiled an executive action that would grant the undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens who’ve lived in the country for 10 or more years, as well as their children under 21, a designation known as parole-in-place. This in turn will clear the path for applications for permanent residence and, eventually, citizenship.
Commentary: Supreme Court’s far right faces free-speech problem
This Supreme Court term promises to be important for the First Amendment. Major decisions are expected soon on the rights of social media platforms and their users. But the free-speech fun has already begun.
Commentary: Legal fight over police ID numbers in Missouri is really about accountability
Every year the state of Missouri goes through a dance to pretend it cares about racial profiling.