Missouri Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft appearing on Up To Date. Jay Ashcroft argues his proposed restrictions on "non-age-appropriate materials" in libraries will give parents more power ...

An executive order from President Trump has stopped mid-Missouri libraries from receiving reimbursements for federally funded grants. Libraries across the state are being instructed to limit their ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A new Missouri rule went into effect earlier this year impacting public libraries. The administrative rule was put forth by the Secretary of State and requires libraries to change ...

A controversial administrative rule from Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office takes effect Tuesday, requiring libraries to change their policies in order to receive state funding. The new ...

Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins is pausing funding to the digital library catalog company Overdrive until it can prove that it has as safeguards barring children from accessing inappropriate ...

ST. LOUIS – A Missouri proposal would require certification for libraries receiving state funds, specifically for state officials to ensure no works offered at the libraries “appeal to the prurient ...

Republicans in the Missouri House of Representatives have voted to defund their state’s libraries after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued the state for banning numerous LGBTQ+ books as ...

Republican lawmakers in the Missouri state House of Representatives followed through on threats they previously made to librarians, passing a state budget this week that eliminates all funding to ...

JEFFERSON CITY − It's been over five years since one library in Jefferson City has received funding for upgrades. Thanks to a $21,280 grant from the Secretary of State's Office and Missouri State ...

ST. LOUIS – Missouri’s current law calls for county executives and mayors to appoint members of public library boards within their jurisdiction. At least one state lawmaker wants to change that ...