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Gov. Mike Parson talks to the media in Kansas City during a visit to Morningstar Missionary Baptist Church in April. Lawmakers have been asking Gov. Parson for special sessions on issues that didn t make this year s legislative session.
Gov. Mike Parson hasn t made a decision about special sessions yet, but the list of calls from Missouri lawmakers continue to grow.
Calls for Gov. Mike Parson to hold a special session are piling up following the recent adjournment of the Missouri legislative session.
A spokesperson for Parson said he has not made a decision yet to call any of the special sessions, leaving lawmakers questioning when they will return to Jefferson City and why.
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Four Northland GOP lawmakers want Missouri’s governor to call special session on KCPD funding; Mayor Lucas blasts proposal (AUDIO)
(Missourinet Kansas City television partner KMBC contributed to this story)
Four Kansas City-area GOP state lawmakers are asking Missouri’s governor to call a special session on the issue of Kansas City Police funding.
State Rep. Doug Richey (R-Excelsior Springs) speaks on the Missouri House floor on May 14, 2021 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications)
The four lawmakers say the Kansas City Council has cut $42 million from the police and transferred it to a community service fund. They describe the change as unprecedented defunding of the KCPD.
Members from the Missouri House of Representatives called on Gov. Mike Parson to hold a special session in Jefferson City in attempts to overturn recent funding reform for the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department.