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Parson Names Robin Ransom As First Black Woman To Sit On Missouri Supreme Court
Judge Robin Ransom will be the first Black woman to sit on the Missouri Supreme Court, Gov. Mike Parson announced Monday.
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Congressional Democrats Scrutinize State Elections Laws For Effect On Minority Voters
Butterfield said the effect of such laws is to make it much more difficult for some people to vote, including rural residents and minorities
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Why COVID Will Be A Lasting Concern Inside Missouri Prisons
More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Missouri Department of Corrections has implemented mitigation efforts.
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Lawsuit Seeks To Force Missouri To Enact Voter-Approved Medicaid Expansion
The least surprising lawsuit of the year, to force Missouri to provide Medicaid coverage to 275,000 people.
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Top Aide To Gov. Parson Leaving To Lobby For Biodiesel Industry
According to the Missouri Ethics Commission, Earl is not currently registered to lobby in the state.
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A Wave Of Evictions Could Push Gun Violence To New Extremes This Year
When Bryan Murrell first found the house, he could barely imagine anyone had ever lived there.
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Missourians, Health Care Providers Pause Plans As Medicaid Expansion Heads To Court
Nina Canaleo wishes she could have known years ago she would one day be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
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COVID-19 Outbreak At Smithfield Plant In Missouri Likely Larger Than Originally Known
And in late May 2020, the local hospital director told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that 35 cases were tied to the plant.
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Free Testing Aims To Curb STIs That Went Unchecked As COVID Spread In Missouri
Clinics cut back locations and scaled back hours. Some had to temporarily pause their STI testing services altogether.
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Court Orders State To Turn Over Records Related To Missouri Medical Marijuana Program
A state appeals court ruled Tuesday that Missouri regulators were wrong to withhold copies of successful medical marijuana applications.
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Capitol Perspectives: A Most Unusual Legislative Session
The 2021 Missouri legislative session was one of the most unusual and unpredictable of the legislative gatherings in years.
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Missouri Eases Rules For Building CAFOs Despite Outcry About Potential Pollution
Missouri regulators on Tuesday eased the rules governing the design of massive industrial hog facilities.
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How A Plan To Boost Kansas-Nebraska Tourism Got Wrapped Up In Fears Of A 30×30 ‘Land-Grab'
It started as a research project.
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GOP Divisions In The Missouri Senate Bedevil Legislative Session
The immediate issue was whether a bill extending medical provider taxes that finance Medicaid would include anti-abortion provisions.
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Advocates Fear Homeless Crisis With Federal Eviction Moratorium On Shaky Legal Ground
At least once a day, housing advocate Melissa Pashia speaks to someone who is living in a car.
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Missouri Lawmakers Send Bill To Prevent Abuse In Religious Reform Schools To Governor
For decades, the state has had no clear understanding of the scope of unlicensed youth residential facilities.
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Missouri Lawmakers Pass Bill To Collect Taxes On Online Sales
In legislative jargon, it's called the Wayfair fix.
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Missouri Lawmakers Head Home Without Passing Bill Crucial To Medicaid Funding
Missouri lawmakers ended the 2021 legislative session with a $2 billion question left unanswered.
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Bill Shielding Missouri Businesses From Most COVID-Related Lawsuits Heads To Governor
Despite an attempt to kill Senate Bill 51 in the final minutes of the session, it was passed out of the House by a vote of 97 to 57 Friday.
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Missouri Republicans Pass Bill To Counter Calls To ‘Defund The Police'
Missouri Republicans have pushed through a bill that would penalize cities that cut police budgets and bolster protections for officers.
