St. Louis health inspector pleads guilty to accepting bribes
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Sentencing is scheduled for April for a St. Louis health inspector who has admitted in federal court that he accepted a bribe from a grocery store owner in connection with his job. Fifty-year-old Kevin Huntspon of St. Louis pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony bribery county. Huntspon admitted that a year…
Woman gets 3-year sentence for giving money to terror groups
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A Bosnian immigrant formerly from Illinois has been sentenced to three years in prison for giving money to terror groups in Iraq and Syria. Jasminka Ramic pleaded guilty in September to conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in St. Louis. Ramic is among…
St. Louis County man sued by family of shooting victim
OAKVILLE, Mo. (AP) – Four relatives of a south St. Louis County woman fatally shot while sitting on her back porch last summer have filed a lawsuit against a neighbor they believe is responsible for her death. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1PeDz0C ) the wrongful death lawsuit filed in St. Louis County Circuit Court…
Tax amnesty brings in $35 million for Missouri health care
( KTRS ) Gov. Jay Nixon says the state’s temporary tax amnesty program will bring in $35 million this year. Last year, lawmakers had assumed giving taxpayers three months to pay delinquent taxes without penalties would bring in about twice that amount. The money is still enough to expand dental benefits for 282,000 low-income Missourians.…
Lawmakers looking to tighten ethics laws in 2016.
( KTRS ) Lawmakers are set to discuss issues ranging from how to repair state roads and bridges to laws on abortion, when the 2016 session begins Wednesday. Legislative leaders say tightening state laws on ethics will be a top priority. Proposals on the table include banning lobbyist gifts to lawmakers. Other bills lawmakers have proposed include…
Nixon outlines ethics changes as priority for 2016 session
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says changing ethics laws is a priority during his final legislative session as the state’s top executive. During a Tuesday press conference on the eve of the 2016 session, Nixon said he wants to restore campaign contribution limits and ban lobbyist gifts. Other changes Nixon recommended included…
Monty Python’s Michael Palin joins the show, and checks off one more Carney Show bucket list item
First John Cleese, now Michael Palin? The Carney Show is going to make it a mission to get all of the Pythons on in one calendar year.