YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY

Springfield, MO

Log in Subscribe

Missouri Supreme Court rules on lieutenant governor appointment

Posted online

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Mike Kehoe can stay on as the state's lieutenant governor.

The court rejected a Democrat-led attempt to block Gov. Mike Parson's June 2018 appointment of Kehoe. Parson previously was lieutenant governor before the resignation of former Gov. Eric Greitens last year.

In a lawsuit, the Missouri Democratic Party sought to force an election for the lieutenant governor position.

A debate centered around whether the governor has the authority to appoint a lieutenant governor.

Read more from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Comments

No comments on this story |
Please log in to add your comment
Editors' Pick
From the Ground Up: Roy Blunt Hall addition

Missouri State University’s science building, built in 1971 and formerly called Temple Hall, is being reconstructed and updated.

Most Read
Update cookies preferences