Governor signs new bills into law supporting veterans, military members
Two bills signed, Senate Bill 912 and House Bill 1495, will provide more support to Missouri veterans and military members, according to a press release.
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Parson signs omnibus law enforcement bill Tuesday
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson signed multiple bills into law on Tuesday, including one that will create new law enforcement legislation. Senate Bill 754 is a larger crime bill that establishes several other laws, including Max’s Law, Blair’s Law and a law regarding juvenile parole eligibility. All legislation will take effect on Aug.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Missouri have a committee on illegal immigrant crime?
The legislative session is over but Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher is keeping some House members busy this summer. Plocher held a news conference Tuesday to tell reporters about his newly created Special Interim Committee on Illegal Immigrant Crimes. The committee, as its name suggests, will explore crimes perpetrated by undocumented immigrants. Do you like
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Missouri House speaker forms committee to look into illegal immigrant crimes
Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher is set to hold a news conference at 11 a.m. Tuesday on the formation of a new committee.
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Parson vetoes money for Columbia veterans homeless shelter, Jefferson City senior transportation
Among the more than 170 line-item vetoes issued Friday by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson were funding for a homeless shelter for veterans in Columbia and senor transportation in Jefferson City.
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Officials break ground on new $183 million lab in Jefferson City
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, government officials broke ground on a new multi-agency state laboratory campus in Jefferson City. The multi-story, 250,000-square-foot facility is estimated to cost $183 million with construction, expected to be completed by 2026. American Rescue Plan Act funding was allocated to help cover the cost. State officials say they want
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Supreme Court allows White House to press social media companies to remove disinformation
By John Fritze and Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the White House and federal agencies such as the FBI may continue to urge social media platforms to take down content the government views as misinformation, handing the Biden administration a technical if important election-year victory. Of immediate significance, the
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Missouri, Kansas judges temporarily halt much of President Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan
Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday together blocked much of a Biden administration student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers
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Kansas lawmakers to debate whether wooing the Chiefs with new stadium is worth the cost
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators trying to lure the Kansas City Chiefs to their state argue that helping the Super Bowl champions build a new stadium could bring Kansas millions in income taxes from players and coaches that are currently going to Missouri. A debate over the merits of
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Construction to start on I-70/Highway 63 interchange in about one month
Columbia drivers can expect to see construction on the Interstate 70-Highway 63 Interchange as soon as next month, according to the Improve I-70 project director.
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Records expunged for St. Louis couple who waved guns at protesters. They want their guns back
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge has expunged the misdemeanor convictions of a St. Louis couple who waved guns at racial injustice protesters outside their mansion in 2020. Now they want their guns back. Attorneys Mark and Patricia McCloskey filed a request in January to have the convictions wiped away. Judge Joseph P. Whyte wrote
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Big GOP funders sending millions into Missouri’s attorney general primary
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Major Republican campaign funders are investing millions in Missouri’s GOP attorney general primary. Big money groups with connections to key Republican campaign financier Leonard Leo are backing Will Scharf, a lawyer for Donald Trump who is trying to oust sitting AG Andrew Bailey, also a Republican. Both take conservative positions.
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Whistleblower lawsuit alleges retaliation by Missouri House speaker
The chief clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives sued some of her elected coworkers Friday.
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Missouri Republican Party joins lawsuit in Boone County state Senate district
The Missouri Republican Party has joined a lawsuit that seeks to get one of its Mid-Missouri candidates kicked off the ballot.
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Voter outreach groups targeted by new laws in several GOP-led states are struggling to do their work
By AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — During the presidential election four years ago, the Equal Ground Education Fund hired over 100 people to go door-to-door and attend festivals, college homecomings and other events to help register voters across Florida. Their efforts for this year’s elections look much different. A state law passed last
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Judge denies bid to keep Boone County Republican off state Senate primary ballot
The Democratic candidate for Missouri 19th Senate District filed a lawsuit this week to keep his Republican opponent off the ballot.
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Young missionary couple with links to Missouri gunned down in Haiti
A U.S. missionary couple was shot and killed by gangs in Haiti’s capital who ambushed them as they left a youth group activity held at a local church, according to a police official and a religious group.
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Republican files paperwork to run for 19th Senate District
Republicans nominated a Columbia business owner to run for a Boone County Senate district at their meeting Tuesday night.
Continue ReadingParson asks state office not to pay defamation judgments against state senators
Gov. Mike Parson is asking the Missouri Office of Administration not to use state money to pay for any judgments against three state senators accused of defaming a man in the Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting.
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Missouri candidate with ties to the KKK can stay on the Republican ballot, judge rules
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has ruled that a longshot gubernatorial candidate with ties to the Ku Klux Klan can stay on the Republican ticket. Cole County Circuit Court Judge Cotton Walker on Friday ruled against a request by the Missouri GOP to kick Darrell McClanahan off
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