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St. Louis Once Again Set To Debate Surveillance Accountability Bill
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is one of about a dozen departments nationwide that have a “real time crime center."
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Pending Law To Correct Wrongful Convictions Could Depend On Missouri Attorney General
Johnson has spent 26 years in jail, and Gardner alleged former prosecutors and police fabricated evidence to get his murder conviction.
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Republican-Backed Law Targeting Public Unions Rejected By Missouri Supreme Court
The Missouri Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling Tuesday and struck down a 2018 law that sought to impose new restrictions.
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Missouri Supreme Court Gives Split Decision In Corrections Overtime Case
In the unanimous opinion written by Judge Patricia Breckenridge, the Supreme Court ruled that officers are due some of the award.
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Missouri Lawmakers Passed A Tax Credit Program To Fund School Choice. How Will It Work?
Missouri is on the cusp of creating a program that directs donations funded by tax credits to help parents offset costs.
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Memorial Day Memories: Courage Of Missouri War Correspondents
I never fought in the Vietnam War. I joined United Press International, a worldwide wire service, in 1975 at the end of that conflict.
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Missouri Lawmakers Pushing Governor For Special Sessions On A Myriad Of Issues
A tax that funds $2 billion of Missouri's Medicaid program.
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Missouri Republican Calls For A Change In Senate Leadership Over Handling Of FRA Bill
The simmering division among Republicans over a bill crucial to funding Missouri's Medicaid program boiled over this week.
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COVID Surge In North Missouri Creates Worries For Summer As Vaccinations Decline
In the last week of April, the Linn County Health Department signaled that the COVID-19 pandemic had cooled enough.
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Error Forces Restart On Petition For Vote On Missouri Gas Tax Increase
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office confirmed that the petition’s form has been approved.
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As Kansas, Missouri Keep Building Wind, Some Communities Look To Regulate
Austin Cline is the third generation to farm his family's land in Marshall County.
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Missouri Law Firm Offers Guide For Representing Yourself In An Eviction Lawsuit
The pandemic has put many families in an unstable housing situation for the first time.
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Missouri Needs Free Market Marijuana Reforms Now
In 2018, 66% of Missouri voters voted to legalize medical marijuana.
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Medicaid? Voting Rights? Critical Race Theory? Parson Faces Special Session Demands
A tax that funds $2 billion of Missouri's Medicaid program.
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Judge Sets Trial Date For Lawsuit Over Missouri Medicaid Expansion
The lawsuit seeking to force Missouri to expand Medicaid coverage under a voter-approved constitutional amendment will go to trial in June.
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Missouri Senate Field Expected To Expand Soon As Major Republican Gathering Nears
Republican activists from around the state will gather in Kansas City next month for the party's annual Lincoln Days.
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Missouri Treasurer Joins Push Against Biden Effort To Get Banks To Drop Coal
The move comes in response to efforts by the Biden administration to get banks to help reduce U.S. carbon emissions.
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‘Sex Ed For All' Is Imperative For Missouri Youth
In May, we observe Sex Ed for All month, a campaign highlighting the critical need for equitable and accessible sexuality education for all.
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Republican Lawmakers Call For Special Session Over Kansas City Police Budget
Four Republican lawmakers from the Kansas City area are asking Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to call a special session.
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Missouri Medical Marijuana Companies Win Tax Relief From State Lawmakers
Missourians voted to legalize medical marijuana in 2018. But under federal law, growing, transporting or selling marijuana remains a crime.