Anti-Discrimination Laws

Missouri Rep. LaKeySha Bosley discusses political journey and some of her latest initiatives in the House, such as the CROWN Act, which aims to address Black hair discrimination.

The Missouri Supreme Court is expected to decide within months whether state law prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity...

Missouri’s ability to investigate housing discrimination and enforce fair housing laws in rural areas could be at risk.The U.S. Department of Housing and…

Just hours before Missouri’s new fiscal year begins, Gov. Eric Greitens on Friday announced that he was trimming more than $250 million in budgeted state…

Updated at 4:40 p.m. Tuesday to reflect conversations between the sponsor and city attorneys. — Two St. Louis aldermen, in partnership with NARAL…

Since Michael Brown's death in 2014, firms like the Arch City Defenders and the legal clinics at Saint Louis and Washington universities have become…

A Kansas City-area man cannot sue his former employer for discrimination because Missouri's legal definition of discrimination does not include sexual…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 20, 2013 - Kirksville – home of Truman State University – has become the latest community in…

Every week, St. Louis Public Radio’s Chris McDaniel joins the St. Louis Beacon’s Jo Mannies and Jason Rosenbaum to talk about the week’s politics.On this…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 10, 2013 - Although chances of passage this legislative session remain slim, bills to extend…