State of the Judiciary speech scrapped as Missouri Senate GOP protest court decisions

By: Jason Hancock

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: January 28, 2026

Words: 761

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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The annual State of the Judiciary address to a joint legislative session scheduled for Wednesday was cancelled when it became clear Senate Republicans were going to boycott.

House Majority Leader Alex Riley, a Springfield Republican, said he found out when he came to the floor that the speech by Chief Justice W. Brent Powell would not go forward as planned.

Senate Republicans, Riley said, were upset about recent judicial rulings, most notably a …

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