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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri General Assembly passed two lengthy public safety bills with wide-ranging provisions Thursday, covering topics from celebratory gunfire to fentanyl test strips.
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By Evy Lewis, Missouri News Network
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5/11/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — Senators debated a bill regarding a presidential primary Thursday afternoon, with many voicing concerns about election integrity and cost incurred by local election officials.
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By Brooke Muckerman, Missouri News Network
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5/11/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — Legislation barring minors from receiving gender-affirming care and preventing transgender youths from playing on sports teams that match their gender identity was sent …
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By Jamie Holcomb and Charlie Boehme, Missouri News Network
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5/10/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — When Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court in June 2022, trigger laws went into effect to ban or restrict abortion in many states, including Missouri.
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By Emma J. Murphy, Missouri News Network
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5/9/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — With three days remaining in the Missouri General Assembly’s 2023 session, many Republican priorities have yet to get to the floor for final action.
The House on …
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By Olivia Sklenka and Emmet Jamieson, Missouri News Network
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5/9/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — The House approved compromise legislation Tuesday that asks voters to make it more difficult to amend the state constitution.
HJR 43 changes the initiative petition …
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By Clayton Vickers, Missouri News Network
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5/9/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — Sen. Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, says he didn’t think he would win when he first appeared on the 2012 ballot for a state House seat.
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By Brooke Muckerman and Allie Feinberg, Missouri News Network
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5/7/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — The largest road construction project in state history — nearly $3 billion to rebuild Interstate 70 across Missouri — now only needs the signature of Gov. Mike …
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By Alyse Pfeil, Missouri News Network
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5/7/23
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Norman Brown spent 31 years in prison after being convicted of first-degree murder when he was 17, though he never killed anyone.
After his release in 2018 thanks to a lawsuit against the state, …
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By Jamie Holcomb, Missouri News Network
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5/3/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — The House gave initial approval Tuesday to a resolution that would ask voters to approve a constitutional amendment forbidding ranked-choice voting.
Rep. Ben Baker, …
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By Emmet Jamieson, Missouri News Network
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5/2/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — The House passed legislation Monday that would extend Medicaid benefits to eligible postpartum women for a period of 12 months following the end of their pregnancy.
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By Konrad Strzalka, Missouri News Network
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5/1/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — The legislature’s top open enrollment advocates both say they feel optimistic about passing legislation this session — but possible changes to the flagship bill in …
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By Emmet Jamieson, Missouri News Network
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5/1/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — The majority of the appropriations bills relating to the state budget were sent to a conference committee by the Missouri Senate on Thursday.
The committee will be made up …
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By Camden Doherty, Missouri News Network
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4/27/23
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Mel Tully, an MU student receiving gender-affirming care through the Student Health Center, faces a lot of unknowns as Attorney General Andrew Bailey seeks to enforce an emergency regulation …
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By Jamie Holcomb, Missouri News Network
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4/26/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — Work on annual appropriations bills in the Senate ground to a halt Tuesday over the question of a ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
The House approved …
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By Olivia Sklenka, Missouri News Network
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4/25/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — A broad House education bill earned support at a Senate hearing Tuesday although some questioned the long-term effectiveness of its funding proposals.
House Bill 497 …
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By Emmet Jamieson, Missouri News Network
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4/25/23
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In a surprising move Monday, the House of Representatives failed to pass a bill that would have reinstated the presidential primary for the 2024 election.
The bill was initially approved …
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By Allie Feinberg, Missouri News Network
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4/24/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — With a $6 billion budget surplus due to inflation and federal COVID-19 aid, many legislators this year see an opportunity to pass tax credits, reductions and …
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By Samantha Dietel, Missouri News Network
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4/20/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Senate Appropriations Committee diverged from its House counterparts by reallocating just over $4.5 million to public libraries Wednesday.
The allocation comes from a …
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By Allie Feinberg, Missouri News Network
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4/19/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — Republican legislators have unblinkingly voiced displeasure with the Missouri Department of Transportation during this year’s legislative session.
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By Alyse Pfeil, Missouri News Network
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4/19/23
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