Missourinet

1 week ago | missourinet.com | Alisa Nelson

An attempt to restrict voter-approved abortion rights is halfway through the Missouri Legislature. The state House of Representatives has passed House Joint Resolution 73. The proposed ballot measure would ask voters to allow limited abortion exceptions for medical emergencies, fetal abnormalities, and cases of rape or incest for up to 12 weeks of pregnancy. After an initial House vote this week on the proposal, protesters spoke out in an upper public seating area of the chamber.

1 week ago | missourinet.com | Ashley Byrd

The University of Missouri signed an agreement today to create what they call a roadmap for building a second nuclear reactor — not for power, but to increase its production of cancer-fighting radioactive isotopes. The NextGen MURR (MU Research Reactor) and its support infrastructures comprise of the largest capital investment in the university’s history. President Mun Choi said that investment will pay off.

1 week ago | missourinet.com | Alisa Nelson

“Identifying needs before they become a crisis.” That’s what Rep. Michael Johnson, D-Kansas City, says he wants to do for U.S. military veterans who are at risk. He is sponsoring a bill that would require the creation of a state program to offer wellness checks to veterans who are vulnerable to homelessness, isolation, and mental health problems. A House committee is deciding whether to advance his bill that would allow veterans to voluntarily enroll in the program.

1 week ago | missourinet.com | Bill Pollock

Cards rough up the Stros. Chiefs give the state a deadline.

1 week ago | missourinet.com | Alisa Nelson

Gov. Mike Kehoe has nominated four people to serve on the Missouri Board of Education. What this means is the governor is relieving two sitting board members of their duties. Kehoe has named Michael Matousek, of Kansas City, to replace longtime Board President Charlie Shields. Jon Otto, of Kansas City, has been chosen to replace Vice President Carol Hallquist. Shields and Hallquist had expired terms and were serving at the pleasure of the governor.