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Month: February 2021

Three teens, two juveniles arrested in Callaway County church vandalism

TEBBETTS, Mo. (KMIZ) Five people have been arrested in connection with a church that was vandalized in Callaway County. The 143-year-old historically-black church suffered smashed windows and other damage. Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism said vandals hit Oakley Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church sometime between Jan. 22 and 23. A week after the vandalism was

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Parson wants shuttered prison to become training academy

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson has proposed transforming a shuttered northwest Missouri prison into a training ground for incoming correctional officers. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Parson’s recently unveiled budget plan includes $671,714 to convert the idled Crossroads Correctional Center in Cameron into an academy where would-be prison guards can get

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Here’s what budget reconciliation is (and why it matters for Biden’s stimulus)

As President Joe Biden pursues a bipartisan Covid-19 relief deal, Senate Democrats are laying the groundwork for passing relief without any Republican votes using a procedural shortcut known as budget reconciliation. Reconciliation could allow Democrats to fast track key aspects of Biden’s agenda, from Covid-19 relief to infrastructure, but the process comes with a strict

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