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Missouri Digital News
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Missouri's Supreme Court could be stripped of its power to impeach politicians if the state Senate gets its way. |
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Wrap: Missouri tries impeachments in the state Supreme Court.
Constitutional Amendment sponsor Senator Ed Emery says most states follow federal government procedure, impeaching in the House and trying in the Senate.
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| Description: "There's no other state in the country that does impeachments like Missouri now does." | |
Missouri Bar Association President Jack Brady says the proposed change would open the floodgates to impeachments for vague offenses like "misconduct" and "willful neglect of duty".
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| Description: "It would politicize the impeachment process and it would allow impeachment for loosely defined offenses that can be subjectively interpreted." | |
The committee took no immediate action on the amendment.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Christina Turner.
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Civilian whistle blowers might get fewer legal protections if the Missouri Senate gets its way. |
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Wrap: Want to report your employer's legal violations?
You might not be protected if a proposed bill passes.
Bill sponsor Senator Brad Lager says the "whistle blower" umbrella is too wide.
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| Description: "In order for there to be a whistle blower protection, there actually has to be a finding of something wrong happening." | |
Kansas City Attorney Lynne Bratcher says limiting whistle blower protections will make it harder for people to speak up.
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| Description: "As a small business owner, I can tell you from my own experience. If someone is stealing from me, I want to know about, and I don't want someone to be deterred from coming forward." | |
The committee took no immediate action on the bill.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Christina Turner.