Sen. Matt Bartle votes aye on a 2004 DNA testing bill.
JEFFERSON CITY — The House has sent a bill that would expand DNA profiling to the governor.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Marilyn Ruestman, R-Joplin, would require that anyone arrested for some…
Marilyn Ruestman
JEFFERSON CITY — It might be getting a little harder to get away with a crime in Missouri.
The House of Representatives has passed a bill from Rep. Marilyn Ruestman, R-Joplin, that would require DNA samples from offenders who are charged…
Steve Tilley
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri representatives have been getting off easy, compared to the senators — most of the late nights have ended around 7 p.m. this session.
Not last night.
Last night, the House of Representatives powered through the first round…
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri House passed a bill that would require the Department of Social Services to give grandparents preference when children are seized from their parents.
Sponsor Rep. Marilyn Ruestman, R-Joplin, said this would help children stay out of…
