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Boone County voters get first look at new voting machines

Boone County residents have the chance to see and use new voting machines before their first use next year. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon will have the new equipment on display multiple times in September. The first day to view the equipment is Sept. 9 at the Centralia Public Library. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/voteboonemo/status/1164960310043844608″,”author_name”:”Boone County Clerk”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/voteboonemo”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en”

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Defense in Columbia arson trial attacks ‘botched investigation’

The defense attorney questioned the integrity of the investigation into an alleged 2014 arson Monday, the sixth day of a Columbia man’s trial on accusations that he orchestrated the fire. The trial against Mehrdad Fotoohighiam began last week. Fotoohighiam is charged with first-degree arson, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder, but this

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Missouri attorney general: Law doesn’t protect LGBTQ people

Missouri’s attorney general believes that federal law doesn’t protect LGBTQ people from discrimination. Attorney General Eric Schmitt was among GOP attorneys general nationwide who signed a U.S. Supreme Court brief outlining the position Friday. The attorneys general are wading into a legal battle over whether discriminating against someone because they’re gay or transgender violates a

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