The Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. Photo: Wikimedia For the second week in a row, Republicans in state legislatures are making the interesting choice of fighting for child marriage. In Missouri, where children 16 or older can marry with parental permission, a bill to prohibit anyone under age 18 from getting a marriage license easily cleared the Republican-controlled Senate 31 to one last month. But now, the bill can't get out of committee in the state House because seven out of 14... Read this story
