Missourian
Diamond Member
Today the Missouri house of representatives passed a bill that allowed the Governor of the state to assign and fund a Special Prosecutor to prosecute murders, assaults, robberies, and hijackings in any prosecuting attorney's jurisdiction that, in the preceding 12 months exceeds 35 homicides per 100,000 residents.
fox2now.com
House passes bill to allow for state takeover of Missouri prosecutor offices
Missouri lawmakers advanced a proposal Thursday that would give the governor the ability to strip the authority of any elected prosecutor to handle violent crime cases.
fox2now.com
