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Hundreds of Mo. businesses voice support for statewide LGBT protections
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – More than 450 Missouri-based companies from across the state, including two of the Fortune 500, are now voicing their support for the LGBT-inclusive Missouri Non-discrimination Act (MONA), which was introduced in both chambers of the Missouri General Assembly in February.
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Mo. Senate panel considers bill to prohibit anti-LGBT discrimination
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri senators heard conflicting testimony Wednesday on whether it makes good business sense to grant legal discrimination protections to people based on sexual orientation.
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Mo. judge refuses to issue order halting joint tax returns from same-sex couples
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri judge on Friday denied a request for a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit challenging Gov. Jay Nixon’s directive allowing legally married same-sex couples to file joint state tax returns.
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Mo. court considers joint tax filings from married, same-sex couples
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Officials don’t know whether any same-sex couples have filed joint Missouri tax returns since Gov. Jay Nixon directed the Revenue Department last fall to permit it for those legally married in another state, a state attorney said Thursday in court.
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Mo. lawmaker introduces bill to repeal state’s ban on same-sex marriage
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri state lawmaker has introduced legislation to repeal the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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Mo. court asked to block joint tax returns from married, same-sex couples
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Opponents of same-sex marriage have asked a Missouri court to block Gov. Jay Nixon’s order that the state accept jointly filed tax returns from same-sex couples legally married in other states.
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Michael Sam in spotlight at Missouri’s pro scouting day
Michael Sam certainly draws a crowd. Scouts from more than 30 NFL teams, fans and media packed Missouri’s training facilities Thursday to watch the former Tigers defensive end and 14 of his former teammates at the school’s annual pro day.
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Gay student says Baptist school denied readmission after he came out
HANNIBAL, Mo. — An honors-caliber college student says he was denied readmission to a northern Missouri Baptist school after he came out as gay in a Facebook post back in December.
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Mo. House committee hears testimony on LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Missouri House Committee on Thursday heard testimony on the proposed Missouri Non-discrimination Act (MONA). The bill, HB 1930, would sexual orientation and gender identity to Missouri’s Human Rights Statute, which currenlty prohibits workplace discrimination on the basis of race, biological sex and familial status.
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Judge upholds Mo. law limiting time, distance of funeral protests
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A federal judge has upheld a Missouri law requiring protesters to stay at least a football-field length away from funeral sites, beginning an hour before they start until an hour after the services end.