Missouri Gov. Parson vetoes bill enabling more compensation to wrongfully convicted

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday evening vetoed a sweeping public safety bill that would have allowed more people who were wrongfully convicted to receive compensation from the state.

The Republican governor also signed 31 other bills into law, including measures that exempt seniors from paying income taxes on Social Security benefits, remove the salary cap for Kansas City police officers and allow public schools to teach electives on the Bible. Many of the new laws will take effect on Aug. 28.

In a letter explaining his single veto on Thursday, Parson said that the state should not pay for prosecutorial errors at the local level.

“Missourians from every part of the state should not have to foot the bill for a local decision,” he said. “Local governments should bear the financial cost of their own actions.”

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