Sen. Will Kraus, R-Jackson County, sponsored the bill. During the Sept. 10 veto session, Kraus said the purpose of the bill was to protect the rights of gun owners who have earned the open-carry privilege. According to Sen. Jolie Justus, D-Jackson County, the open-carry option is detrimental to Kansas City.
Senate Democratic Leader Jolie Justus said Sam being drafted helps, but she said she has no idea if the timing of the draft will help the measure get passed this session.
Sen. Jolie Justus, D-Jackson County, said she created the measure to develop regulations that will govern the protocol for the death penalty in Missouri.
Two of the four leaders in the Missouri General Assembly are barred from running for office again because of term limits: House Speaker Tim Jones and Senate Democratic Leader Jolie Justus.
Two of the four leaders in the Missouri General Assembly are barred from running for office again because of term limits: House Speaker Tim Jones and Senate Democratic Leader Jolie Justus.
Sen. Jolie Justus, D-Jackson County, said her brother in-law could not vote in an election in California, where a similar law was passed. He had just moved and did not have a California driver’s license because his birth certificate was from Kansas.
Democratic Floor Leader Sen. Jolie Justus, D-Jackson County, openly married to a woman, is sponsoring a measure that would prohibit discrimination of individuals based on their sexual orientation.
Democratic Floor Leader Sen. Jolie Justus, D-Jackson County, openly married to a woman, is sponsoring a measure that would prohibit discrimination of individuals based on their sexual orientation.
Democratic Floor Leader Sen. Jolie Justus, D-Jackson County, openly married to a woman, is sponsoring a measure that would prohibit discrimination of individuals based on their sexual orientation.
Sen. Jolie Justus, D-Jackson County, sponsored the second bill. The measure would halt all executions in Missouri until a commission is created to adopt new execution protocols.
Sen. Jolie Justus, D-Jackson County, sponsored the second bill. The measure would halt all executions in Missouri until a commission is created to adopt new execution protocols.
"For the past three years, this legislature has been vetting what will be the most significant rewrite of the criminal code since 1979," said Sen. Jolie Justus, D-Jackson County, during a press conference on Tuesday, March 4.
A couple of days later, the Senate's Democratic Leader, Jolie Justus, told the Senate Thursday, Jan 23, that she would sponsor legislation imposing a moratorium on the death penalty until a commission can adopt procedures for conducting an execution.
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