A.J. Bockelman /tags/a-j-bockelman A.J. Bockelman en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Mon, 23 Mar 2020 20:29:09 GMT As Coronavirus Stifles Ballot Initiatives, Missouri Medicaid Expansion Effort Presses On /politics-issues/2020-03-23/as-coronavirus-stifles-ballot-initiatives-missouri-medicaid-expansion-effort-presses-on Coronavirus concerns have made gathering signatures for ballot items basically impossible, especially with state and local governments placing… Mon, 23 Mar 2020 20:29:09 GMT /politics-issues/2020-03-23/as-coronavirus-stifles-ballot-initiatives-missouri-medicaid-expansion-effort-presses-on Jason Rosenbaum Races for open St. Louis-based legislative seats beginning to take shape /government-politics-issues/2015-09-09/races-for-open-st-louis-based-legislative-seats-beginning-to-take-shape Even though Missouri’s primary elections are a year away, some contests for St. Louis area state legislative seats are beginning to take shape.St. Louis… Wed, 09 Sep 2015 20:23:15 GMT /government-politics-issues/2015-09-09/races-for-open-st-louis-based-legislative-seats-beginning-to-take-shape Jason Rosenbaum, Jo Mannies A.J. Bockelman, head of Missouri's LGBT advocacy group, resigns, eyes politics /government-politics-issues/2015-09-01/a-j-bockelman-head-of-missouris-lgbt-advocacy-group-resigns-eyes-politics The executive director of Missouri’s statewide organization for LGBT equality is leaving his post at the end of October. But it's possible he might later… Tue, 01 Sep 2015 18:02:14 GMT /government-politics-issues/2015-09-01/a-j-bockelman-head-of-missouris-lgbt-advocacy-group-resigns-eyes-politics Nancy Fowler Bosnian Community In Shock After Attack Called Hate Crime /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-12-10/bosnian-community-in-shock-after-attack-called-hate-crime The FBI is investigating possible hate crimes in St. Louis after a woman was assaulted last week by three teens near Bevo Mill allegedly because she is… Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:16:17 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-12-10/bosnian-community-in-shock-after-attack-called-hate-crime Analysis: Missouri Could Gain $38 Million From Same-Sex Marriages /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-11-12/analysis-missouri-could-gain-38-million-from-same-sex-marriages The average cost of a wedding in Missouri is $22,343. Same-sex marriage is, at least for now, legal in Missouri. So what does that mean, economically?Last… Wed, 12 Nov 2014 20:22:58 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-11-12/analysis-missouri-could-gain-38-million-from-same-sex-marriages Same-Sex Marriage Is Likely Boon For St. Louis Wedding Industry /economy-business/2014-11-10/same-sex-marriage-is-likely-boon-for-st-louis-wedding-industry It’s hardly June, but wedding vendors in Missouri are hearing from lots of couples.Last week both a circuit court judge in St. Louis and federal judge in… Mon, 10 Nov 2014 22:48:30 GMT /economy-business/2014-11-10/same-sex-marriage-is-likely-boon-for-st-louis-wedding-industry Maria Altman What’s Changed, What’s Next For Missouri’s Same-Sex Marriage Laws /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-11-10/whats-changed-whats-next-for-missouris-same-sex-marriage-laws Last week, a federal judge in Kansas City followed a St. Louis judge and struck down Missouri’s ban on same-sex marriage.“As it stands right now, marriage… Mon, 10 Nov 2014 20:08:51 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-11-10/whats-changed-whats-next-for-missouris-same-sex-marriage-laws Missouri's Rekindled Same-Sex Marriage Fight Highlights Political Shifts /government-politics-issues/2014-06-27/missouris-rekindled-same-sex-marriage-fight-highlights-political-shifts (Updated 11:40 a.m. Friday, June 27)Just a few weeks ago, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster was publicly exhorting Missouri Republicans to change… Fri, 27 Jun 2014 10:36:51 GMT /government-politics-issues/2014-06-27/missouris-rekindled-same-sex-marriage-fight-highlights-political-shifts Jo Mannies Opponents Seek Court Order to Block Same-Sex Couples Filing Joint Tax Returns /government-politics-issues/2014-03-26/opponents-seek-court-order-to-block-same-sex-couples-filing-joint-tax-returns With income tax filings already underway, opponents of same-sex marriage have gone to court to block Missouri same-sex couples from filing joint tax… Wed, 26 Mar 2014 20:03:14 GMT /government-politics-issues/2014-03-26/opponents-seek-court-order-to-block-same-sex-couples-filing-joint-tax-returns Jo Mannies What happens next, now that Supreme Court has struck down DOMA? /government-politics-issues/2013-06-28/what-happens-next-now-that-supreme-court-has-struck-down-doma This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 28, 2013: Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, the big… Fri, 28 Jun 2013 18:36:57 GMT /government-politics-issues/2013-06-28/what-happens-next-now-that-supreme-court-has-struck-down-doma Jason Rosenbaum