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Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s lawsuit blaming China for COVID-19 was dismissed Friday by a federal judge who ruled he had no jurisdiction.
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Judge weighs whether Missouri-based Kanakuk defrauded abuse survivor's family • Missouri Independent
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A lawsuit alleging fraud by Kanakuk Ministries and its insurer may not make it to trial as both sides push for summary judgment.
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State officials’ hopes of rolling back Jackson County property assessment increases are floundering after a circuit court judge dismissed a lawsuit by the State Tax Commission on Wednesday. The commission in August ordered Jackson County to reverse most of its 2023 property valuations, arguing...
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Sunshine Law violations by social services agency will cost Missouri $120,000 • Missouri Independent
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The Missouri Department of Social Services knowingly violated the Sunshine Law, costing the state $120,000.
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TOPEKA, Kansas — The editor of the Kansas newspaper raided by police last year has a message for journalists struggling with their sense of purpose. Go on the offensive. Eric Meyer, editor and publisher of the Marion County Record, delivered remarks Friday as he was inducted alongside his...
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President-elect Donald Trump ordered congressional Republicans on Wednesday to block a broadly popular bill to protect press freedoms, likely ending any chance of the U.S. Senate clearing the legislation. The measure would limit federal law enforcement surveillance of journalists and the...
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Crafty consultant have found ways around Missouri campaign donation limits, forging a trail to unlimited giving to independent PACs.
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Ranked-choice voting faces cloudy future after election setbacks
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Voters in several states, including Missouri, last week delivered a stinging rebuke to ranked-choice voting, clouding the future of an idea that had seen strong momentum in recent years. Ranked-choice voting, which allows voters to rank political candidates by preference, is used statewide in...
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Missourians voted Tuesday night to protect abortion rights, raise the minimum wage and guarantee paid sick leave for workers.
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Missourians vote to increase minimum wage, require paid sick leave • Missouri Independent
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An effort to hike the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour and guarantee paid sick leave won the support of Missouri voters Tuesday night.
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A judge gave attorneys two weeks to file pleadings before he decides whether to dismiss a lawsuit against Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher.
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Missouri’s attorney general has renewed a push to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone in a lawsuit filed in Texas.
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Josh Hawley has spent more than $130,000 on private plane travel since December, after mocking private jet use in his 2018 campaign.
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The Rush Island coal plant in Franklin County will retire Monday after years-long litigation between the government and Ameren Missouri.
on Oct 17
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Missouri House members voted for legislation that would limit exports of water outside the state. The Senate is considering a similar bill.
on Oct 10
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In the year after the U.S. Supreme Court dismantled the constitutional right to abortion in June 2022, more than 200 pregnant women faced criminal charges for conduct associated with their pregnancy, pregnancy loss or birth, according to a new report. The report was produced by Pregnancy...
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Jamie Reed, a former caseworker at the Washington University Transgender Center, testified in support of the state's restrictions on care.
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A lawsuit seeking to block the enforcement of Missouri's gender-affirming care restrictions heads to court Monday.
on Sep 21
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If courts fail to intervene, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson must halt the execution a man quite likely wrongly convicted, Marcellus Williams.
on Sep 21
Red and blue states have big climate plans. The election could upend them • Missouri Independent
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Pennsylvania wants to remain a manufacturing powerhouse. But state leaders also want to reduce climate change-causing emissions from steel mills and other industrial facilities, while cutting back the toxic pollutants that cause health problems in nearby neighborhoods. Thanks to a nearly $400...
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More than 800 Missouri medical professionals signed a letter in support of Missouri's reproductive-rights amendment.
on Sep 17
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Missouri's abortion-rights amendment campaign has raised more than $16 million in donations, including major contributions from out-of-state funders.
on Sep 15
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A Missouri judge ordered the small town of Edgar Springs to deplete its bank accounts to pay a judgment to a woman banned from city hall.
on Sep 13
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WASHINGTON — Public health officials are still trying to determine how a Missouri resident contracted bird flu without having any contact with infected animals, but said Thursday there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission taking place in small enclaves or in a more widespread manner....
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Growing union organizing across the country has triggered an anti-labor legislative response in some states, but cities and counties are increasingly pushing back, a new report found. The report, released this month by the New York University Wagner Labor Initiative and Local Progress Impact...
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The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that a constitutional amendment to legalize abortion should appear on the statewide ballot
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Fate of Missouri abortion-rights amendment in hands of state Supreme Court • Missouri Independent
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A case arguing the fate of an abortion-rights amendment bypassed the court of appeals and headed straight to the Missouri Supreme Court.
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Judge Christopher Limbaugh ruled the coalition behind Missouri's abortion amendment failed to meet state requirements for the ballot measure.
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Where Kamala Harris stands on Big Ag is anybody’s guess • Missouri Independent
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For the nation’s chicken farmers, the last nine months have been breathtaking. Poultry producers have been gamed, we might as well say plucked, for decades by chicken companies. Ever since the 1948 Chicken of Tomorrow contest, Big Poultry has found ways to increase its profitability at the hands...
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New Missouri law expands state auditor's powers to dig into local governments • Missouri Independent
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The Missouri State Auditor will no longer need a local petition or invitation from a governing board to launch audits of local agencies.
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WASHINGTON — With the U.S. Department of Education using a staggered approach in opening up the 2025-26 application period for federal financial student aid, the agency said Tuesday it will partner with a small number of community-based organizations to participate in the first testing period...
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Trump promises mass deportations of undocumented people. How would that work? • Missouri Independent
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WASHINGTON — “Mass deportation now!” is a catchphrase for the Trump presidential campaign, as the Republican nominee proposes a crackdown on immigration that would oust thousands of undocumented people. Often citing a deportation operation enacted by former President Dwight Eisenhower in the...
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A confrontation between Missouri's U.S. Senate rivals Thursday may be the closest thing to a live debate in the 2024 campaign.
on Aug 16
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The dismissal of its bankruptcy case in Florida is not stopping the Gateway Pundit from trying to delay a defamation case it faces.
on Aug 15
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St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell defeated U.S. Rep. Cori Bush in the Democratic primary for the 1st District Congressional seat.
on Aug 7
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Jay Ashcroft has the most recognizable name in Missouri's Republican primary for governor and it propelled him to an early polling lead.
on Aug 1
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A Missouri woman is suing the University of Kansas Health System, accusing the hospital of sex discrimination and of violating EMTALA.
on Aug 1
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A judge ruled that Missouri state Sen. Mike Moon is immune from questioning about his intentions sponsoring a gender-affirming care ban.
on Aug 1
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Documents uncovered by The Independent show that cannabis insiders were the ones aiming to benefit most from the social-equity program.
on Jul 29
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Early counts from Missouri election authorities show measures to legalize abortion and raise minimum wage remain on track to make the ballot.
on Jul 29
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The Missouri Department of Social Services has turned the process of applying for SNAP into a Kafkaesque obstacle course.
on Jul 22
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Medicaid rolls are down 136,000 children since last June, and Missouri’s worst-in-nation processing delays make it hard to re-enroll.
on Jul 21
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would require individuals registering to vote to provide proof of citizenship to participate in federal elections. The legislation, passed 221-198, would also require states to check their voter rolls for registered...
on Jul 12
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A St. Louis Circuit Court judge ruled that the Missouri Attorney General cannot demand unredacted medical records from Washington University.
on Jul 9
Freedom isn’t free • Missouri Independent
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You can’t understand the scope of 122,000 names until you see them on a wall. Stand at the foot of the National Monument to Freedom, recently dedicated by the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, and you’ll see all of them, soaring three or four stories above your head. Each name, taken from...
on Jul 4
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The Missouri Republican Party must replace 54 national convention delegates and alternates selected at its chaotic state convention.
on Jul 4
White nationalist, anti-LGBTQ activity on the rise, annual hate report shows • Missouri Independent
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White nationalist and anti-LGBTQ groups increased to record levels in the United States last year, according to a new report
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A legal battle over access to transgender minors' medical records continued in the St. Louis Circuit Court.
on Jun 26
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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is suing Planned Parenthood over the contents of a video filmed at a Kansas City area clinic by Project Veritas.
on Jun 24
States beg insurers not to drop climate-threatened homes • Missouri Independent
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In the coming years, climate change could force Americans from their homes, not just by raising sea levels, worsening wildfires and causing floods — but also by putting insurance coverage out of reach. In places including California, Florida and Louisiana, some homeowners are finding it nearly...
on Jun 22