Rebecca Rivas
ReporterRebecca Rivas covers civil rights, criminal justice and immigration for the Missouri Independent. She has been reporting in Missouri since 2001, most recently as senior reporter and video producer at the St. Louis American, the nation's leading African-American newspaper.
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Missouri has the 8th highest maternal deaths in the country. A bill filed in the upcoming legislative session would extend postpartum care for low-income women.
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On the first day of prefiling, both state Democrat and Republican legislators proposed measures to increase school security.
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Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem denied the city’s claims that the 2021 state law bolstering protections for police under investigation for misconduct was unconstitutional.
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The sheer number of requests is overwhelming some elections offices as they prepare for the Nov. 8 election. And many fear turning over the records could compromise the secrecy of a voter’s ballot
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Under the new law, registered voters would either have to get a government-issued photo ID or cast a provisional ballot on Election Day. The Missouri NAACP and League of Women Voters of Missouri argue it's unconstitutional, and say they'll bring the case to the state Supreme Court.
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Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker says that Eric Schmitt’s office has been trying "bizarre" and costly tactics to stop the innocence cases of three men who've served decades in prison for crimes they did not commit.
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Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner says there is "clear and convincing evidence" that Johnson is innocent in a 1994 murder. But the Missouri Attorney General's office has had a blanket policy of opposing any requests for relief in wrongful conviction cases.
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Under the new law, set to go into effect next week, voters will be required to present a government-issued photo ID to cast a ballot for the November election. A lawsuit from the NAACP and League of Women Voter's asks for a preliminary injunction to stop Missouri from enforcing it.
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Monday's lawsuit focuses on provisions of election law that prohibit compensating people for voter registration activities and “soliciting” absentee ballot applications. The law is set to go into effect on Aug. 28.
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Name recognition puts Busch Valentine at an advantage among her lesser-known Democratic opponents. But the Anheuser-Busch heiress faces criticism that she is relying on her family fortune and name ID instead of engaging with voters.