The full Kansas City city council followed through on plans to extend the red-light camera program for another five years Thursday, but a vote on a new city ethics code will wait till next week.
Pharmacists who cannot reconcile dispensing legally available abortion drugs with their moral beliefs. A justice of the peace refusing to marry an interracial couple on grounds of conscience. These are examples of personal principles conflicting with professional duties.
Missouri is the only state where someone could donate $1 million to a political campaign, cover it up, and not have broken the law. It is one of only four states that have no limits on campaign contributions.