Missouri sex-offender registry overhaul advances

By Jason Hancock | Editor-in-Chief

Good morning,

Two of today’s stories focus on cleanup efforts Missouri lawmakers say are overdue, from Steph Quinn’s report on how the state believes its sex-offender registry has become too confusing to administer to the Missourian’s coverage of website-accessibility lawsuits businesses call predatory.

Elsewhere, our friends at the Beacon look at Kansas City’s expanding role in the country’s deportation machinery, while Rebecca Rivas reports on a St. Louis smoke shop forced to pull intoxicating products packaged like candy after a lawsuit by the attorney general.

by Steph Quinn

The bill drew broad support in the House, but added provisions on civilly committed offenders and transgender registrants exposed fault lines that may complicate its last trip through the Senate.

by Mary Sanchez

Kansas City International is taking on a larger, largely hidden role in federal immigration enforcement, as detainees are moved through a growing flight network that worries attorneys and immigrant advocates.

by Rebecca Rivas

A St. Louis retailer agreed to stop selling and destroy intoxicating hemp products after Missouri’s attorney general challenged edibles packaged to resemble familiar candy brands.

by Sophia Gromowsky

Lawmakers have sent the governor a bill that would give businesses time to fix website accessibility problems before they can be sued, a response to litigation critics say has become a volume business.

by Jason Walter and Grant Musick

Missouri ratepayers have absorbed above-average rate increases for nearly two decades under a monopoly structure. The question is no longer whether competition can work in Missouri, but whether Missourians can afford to continue without it.

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