QUESTION OF THE DAY: Which issue will be a bigger factor in the midterm elections?
Many Republicans are hoping voters will choose candidates based on the economy and continued rise in prices for items such as food and fuel.
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Parson calls for special session on tax cuts
The governor held a news conference Friday afternoon to talk about budget actions he took this week, including the veto of $500 million in federal COVID-19 stimulus funds meant for a means-tested tax rebate. That measure didn’t go far enough, Parson said.
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Gov. Parson signs record $47.5 billion state budget; billions to education and workforce development
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed a record $47.5 billion 2023 state budget, highlighting more money to Missouri educators among others.
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Tax rebate program money biggest of Missouri governor’s line-item vetoes
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson used his line-item veto power to strike millions in federal relief fund spending from the state budget, including $500 million to pay for a tax rebate program.
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Governor signs bill requiring visitor access to patients
Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill into law Thursday that will require health care facilities to let patients have visitors in a reaction to restrictions seen during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will requiring photo ID make Missouri elections more secure?
Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill Wednesday that will make changes to Missouri election law. Among them is a requirement that voters show a valid government photo ID.
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Parson signs bills that include changes to election laws
Gov. Mike Parson signed several bills in a ceremony in the governor’s office Wednesday afternoon, including one that makes changes to Missouri’s elections.
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Some Missouri hospitals briefly halt emergency contraception
By SUMMER BALLENTINE and JIM SALTER Associated Press A large Missouri hospital chain briefly stopped providing emergency contraception amid confusion over whether the state’s abortion ban could put doctors at risk of criminal charges for providing the medication, even for sexual assault victims. St. Luke’s Health Kansas City said in a statement Wednesday that it
Continue ReadingJohn Wood, former January 6 committee investigator, launches independent Senate bid in Missouri
By Alex Rogers and Sara Murray, CNN John Wood, a former senior investigator for the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, launched on Wednesday a Senate campaign in Missouri as an independent, calling for a “commonsense alternative” to the field of Republican and Democratic candidates. “Missouri voters deserve better
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Some worry that birth control restrictions could be next after overturning of Roe V. Wade
Some political observers and activists now worry that restrictions on birth control and same-sex marriage could be next following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Was the Supreme Court right to overturn Roe v. Wade?
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned a decades-long precedent that allowed abortions nationwide — Roe v. Wade.
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Hundreds march through Downtown Columbia protesting Dobbs v. Jackson ruling
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds gathered at Boone County Courthouse Saturday evening chanting “We won’t go back,” and “Vote them out,” to protest Friday’s Dobbs v. Jackson ruling. This comes as Friday’s U.S Supreme Court 5-4 decision in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade has caused many Americans to protest and express whether they are pro-abortion
Continue Reading Abortion foes celebrate Missouri’s ban after Supreme Court decision; advocates vow political fight
Missouri became the first state to ban abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade on Friday, setting off a celebration by anti-abortion activists and vows of a political fight by abortion-rights supporters.
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Missouri politicians react to Roe v. Wade ruling
Politicians across the country and across the state have issued statements after the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade Friday morning.
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How U.S. states have banned, limited or protected abortion
Friday’s ruling is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
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Missouri senators split on proposed bipartisan gun bill
Missouri senators have two different views on the proposed bipartisan gun bill in the senate.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Is the Senate gun bill a good compromise?
A small group of Republicans has joined Democrats in helping to push through a Senate gun bill to a final vote.
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Lawyer for Greitens’ ex-wife calls for public statement denouncing threats
The ex-wife of former Missouri governor Eric Greitens wants a public statement from the politician denouncing violence against her, Sheena Greitens’ lawyer said Thursday in court.
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Local business owner says proposed gas tax holiday could benefit consumers
Biden will call on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes until September, according to reports.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are social media companies’ content standards flawed?
After his “RINO-hunting” campaign ad was pulled from Facebook and slapped with a disclaimer on Twitter, Senate candidate Eric Greitens went after “Big Tech.”
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