Alert Messenger: Missouri judge makes the right call on legislature's 'Christmas-tree' bills Nov 30, 2025 Nov 30, 2025 0 Chuck Hatfield argues a case before the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Jefferson City. Post-Dispatch photo Tony Messenger | Post-Dispatch Metro columnist Author email Follow Tony Messenger | Post-Dispatch Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? 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Messenger: Citizen activist renews fight against a 'sad' habit by Missouri legislators 鈥淲e have a whole lot of legislators who will eat a whole lot of bad stuff to get one morsel of good ... It鈥檚 a sad state of affairs."
