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Illinois Gov. Pritzker vetoes bill that would have allowed new nuclear construction

1 year 5 months ago
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday vetoed a bill that would have lifted a 1980s moratorium on the construction of new nuclear reactors. The bill passed in May with three-fifths majorities in both legislative chambers, meaning that if all of the members that voted for it also support an override of the governor’s veto, it still could become law. Its Senate sponsor, state Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, said she has already filed paperwork to bring the bill up in the legislature’s fall veto session scheduled…
Andrew Adams

Illinois Supreme Court upholds assault weapon ban, but federal test remains

1 year 5 months ago
The state of Illinois' ban on high-powered weapons and high-capacity magazines passed a state constitutional test Friday as it awaits a potentially more daunting challenge on the federal stage. In a split decision, the Democratically controlled Illinois Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the law characterizing dozens of firearms as “assault weapons” and preventing their manufacture and sale in Illinois does not constitute “special legislation.” Devices used to make guns fire more rapidly are also…
Jerry Nowicki

As mass layoffs loom, GKN Aerospace battles with Boeing in court

1 year 5 months ago
A United Kingdom-based investment firm and seven entities of GKN Aerospace have asked the Missouri Supreme Court to dismiss them from a lawsuit that The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) filed, arguing they are not subject to state law because they aren’t incorporated nor have their principal place of business in Missouri.
James Drew

Mizzou quarterback signs sponsorship deal with Imo's Pizza

1 year 5 months ago
Imo's Pizza announced Friday that it has signed a name, image and likeness (NIL) sponsorship deal with Mizzou Tigers quarterback Brady Cook. Cook, a St. Louis native, will appear in Imo's print, electronic and billboard advertising as a sponsored spokesperson, plus engage in social-media outreach for the pizza chain, according to a release. During the 2023 football season, Cook will appear on Imo's billboard advertising in Columbia, Missouri. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The…
Alli Hebel

St. Louis judge orders that 16 'unauthorized hires' with sheriff's department must stand down from the job

1 year 5 months ago
A St. Louis judge issued an administrative order for 16 sheriff's deputies to immediately stand down from their jobs, stating that they were not hired following standard procedures. Presiding Judge Elizabeth Hogan issued an order Wednesday naming 16 deputies who she said were hired without following requirements of state law, including completing applications and background checks and submitting references to the 22nd Circuit Court's Personnel Committee for review and interviews. The order said…
Kelsi Anderson and Brent Solomon

Missouri colleges say their undergraduate admissions never used affirmative action

1 year 5 months ago
Missouri’s public universities told state lawmakers Thursday that a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling ending affirmative action won’t affect their undergraduate admissions. The June 29 ruling decreed that colleges can’t consider race when deciding if to admit a student. Missouri’s Joint Committee on Education, led by last year’s chair Rep. Doug Richey, R-Excelsior Springs, held a discussion of this change and invited the state’s public universities to comment. Richey, who is running…
Annelise Hanshaw