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Effort to put legal marijuana question before Missouri voters goes down to the wire

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Despite pouring nearly $6 million into the effort, supporters of making marijuana legal in Missouri may have fallen short of getting the question on the November ballot.

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Democrats seeking Missouri Senate seat look to stop red wave

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Three candidates have emerged as front-runners in a crowded field vying for the Democratic nomination to replace the retiring Republican Roy Blunt in the narrowly held U.S. Senate.

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Eric Schmitt runs as a fighter and pushes electability message in bid for Senate

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s self-styled pork steak-eating, Busch-drinking attorney general could be on the verge of a big promotion.

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White House criticizes Missouri Sen. Hawley for delaying Defense confirmations

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — President Joe Biden’s administration criticized U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley on Wednesday for delaying the confirmations of several Department of Defense officials.

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Missouri governor rejects special session on birth control, ectopic pregnancies

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s governor on Thursday shot down a call for a special session by two Democrats seeking to protect access to contraception and a physician’s ability to treat ectopic pregnancies, which are not viable.

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Missouri AG says FBI ‘illegally’ seeking local concealed carry permit information

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Attorney General Eric Schmitt said Wednesday the FBI was planning to illegally “harvest” information on Missouri concealed carry permits next month through a series of audits at county sheriff’s offices.

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Citing Supreme Court ruling, appeals court reinstates Missouri’s Down syndrome abortion ban

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last month to strike down Roe v. Wade, a panel of federal judges on Friday ruled in favor of an appeal that allows Missouri to prohibit abortions that are based solely on whether a baby was diagnosed with Down syndrome.

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Missouri Gov. Parson signs sweeping new law requiring voters to show photo ID at polls

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Despite pushback from voting rights advocates, Missouri voters will be required to show a photo ID at the ballot box under a new law signed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday.

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Greitens says violent video about hunting people was meant to be humorous

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens hit the conservative talk radio circuit Tuesday, arguing that a campaign video showing him storming a house with soldiers in search of “Republicans in name only” was intended to be a humorous metaphor.

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Are closed primaries in Missouri's future? Bill would ask voters for party affiliation

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A possible change to Missouri election law could help usher in a new era of closed party primaries in the state.

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Prepare to say goodbye to Missouri’s presidential primary election

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri voters won’t get a chance to head to the polls in the 2024 presidential primary if Gov. Mike Parson signs off on legislation altering state election laws.

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Gov. Parson approves Missouri’s new congressional districts

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Mike Parson brought an end to months of legislative acrimony Wednesday by signing off on a new congressional map for the state’s eight U.S. House districts.

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‘This place was ugly at times’: Missouri lawmakers close book on contentious session

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers ended a contentious legislative session Friday having spent much of their five months in the Capitol fighting over the boundaries for the state’s new congressional maps.

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Missouri Senate breaks gridlock and passes map that likely keeps Cleaver in Congress

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Senate on Thursday approved the state’s congressional map that appears to protect Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s hold on the 5th Congressional District.

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Voting changes win approval in Missouri House, now head to governor

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House sent a series of election changes to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk Thursday, including a renewed attempt to require voters to present a photo ID in order to cast a ballot.

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Missouri bill bars pharmacists from questioning ivermectin effectiveness

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers this week passed legislation that appears to bar pharmacists from questioning doctors who prescribe the controversial off-label drugs ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine for patients.

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Congressional map debate in limbo in Missouri Senate

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The fate of Missouri’s congressional maps remained in limbo Wednesday with time running short in the state’s annual legislative session.

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Missouri Senate committee advances resolution to trigger abortion ban when Roe is overturned

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A state Senate committee on Tuesday advanced legislation to trigger Missouri’s near-total abortion ban if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

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Missouri has one week to pass a new congressional map or it may head to the courts

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — With a week left in this year’s legislative session, Missouri lawmakers will try one more time to approve a congressional map.

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‘Hijacking’ legislation? Missouri House passes 2 bills targeting transgender students

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House on Thursday passed two separate bills that would bar transgender students from competing on sports teams that match the gender they identify with.

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'Attack on public education.' Missouri's 'parents bill of rights' follows national strategy

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Joining a national movement, the Missouri General Assembly is considering a raft of bills intended to give parents more say over what happens in the classroom. Among the goals, Republican supporters say, are increased transparency in curriculum and ways for parents to challenge teaching materials they…

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Missouri Republicans target schools, books and race in latest culture war proposal

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Republicans gave initial approval Tuesday to legislation that says parents have a right to see the curriculum used in their child’s classroom.

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Missouri lawmaker’s ‘Ahmaud Arbery Act’ would place limits on citizen’s arrests

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A St. Louis lawmaker is seeking to honor the memory of a Georgia man who was the victim of vigilante violence and prevent similar cases from occurring here by placing limits on Missouri’s citizen’s arrest laws.

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Jefferson City voters approve $44 million in sewer bonds on April 5

Jefferson City voters approved the only question on their ballot by 85% to 15% on April 5. The measure authorized the city to issue $44 million in revenue bonds for sewer system improvements, maintenance, and operations. The Jefferson City Council referred a bond measure to the ballot.

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Missouri voters in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Jefferson City to decide ballot measures on April 5

Voters will decide two ballot measures in St. Louis, three ballot measures in Kansas City, and one ballot measure in Jefferson City, Missouri on April 5.

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