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WATCH: Protesters rally against crime bill in Missouri Capitol
Dozens of protesters rallied inside and outside the Missouri Capitol on Thursday as senators continued work on a crime bill pushed by Gov. Mike Parson.
Continue ReadingDozens of protesters rallied inside and outside the Missouri Capitol on Thursday as senators continued work on a crime bill pushed by Gov. Mike Parson.
Continue ReadingA crime bill will move to the full senate for debate.
Continue ReadingAs the return to school is quickly approaching Governor Parson said on Wednesday he encourages children and teachers return to school.
Continue ReadingMissouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday gave reassurances about the state’s ability to monitor and fight the COVID-19 pandemic as many schools prepare for a return to classes.
Continue ReadingMissourians who qualify for the expanded Medicaid program might have to wait a year or more before being covered.
Continue ReadingCheck back throughout the night for updated election results.
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) Cori Bush, a onetime homeless woman who led protests following a white police officer’s fatal shooting of a Black 18-year-old in Ferguson, has ousted longtime Rep. William Lacy Clay in Missouri’s Democratic primary. Bush’s victory came in a rematch of 2018, when she failed to capitalize on a national Democratic wave that
Continue ReadingColumbia residents voted on Missouri Amendment 2 on Tuesday which would expand Medicaid in Missouri.
Continue ReadingBOONE COUNTY Mo. (KMIZ) Polling places are expected to open up at 6 Tuesday morning for the August primary election, and voters are asked to bring a valid form of ID and a mask. This year’s ballot features Amendment 2 which would expand Medicaid if approved and races for party nominations for Boone County, U.S.
Continue ReadingMid-Missouri county clerks go over what to expect during Tuesday’s August Primary Election.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri State Senate pushed forward Senate Bill 1 and submitted two new bills on Tuesday as the state’s special session on violent crime continues.
Continue ReadingLawmakers will head to Jefferson City for a special session on violent crime Monday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. County clerks in mid-Missouri took thousands of requests for absentee and mail-in ballots for the August primary election.
Continue ReadingThe Aug. 4 ballot includes primaries for each U.S. congressional district in Mid-Missouri and for a few of the area’s state legislative seats.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The issue of Medicaid expansion is back in Missouri. This time voters, not lawmakers, will decide whether to expand the federal/state health care program for the poor to cover more people. Medicaid expansion was meant to be part of the Affordable Care Act in 2010. However, Missouri was among several states
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The leading Democratic challenger for governor doubled what Missouri’s chief executive made this quarter, according to campaign finance filings with the state. The Missouri Ethics Commission reports show Gov. Mike Parson still has more money on hand in his campaign to retain his seat as governor than state auditor Nicole Galloway.
Continue ReadingPolice say two men have died in a shooting near Saint Louis University, as former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens rushed to the shooting scene to help. \
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation’s funding of $50 million for the Governor’s Cost-Share Program has been cut in half due to COVID-19 budget constraints. According to MODOT, the fiscal year 2020 budget included $50 million of General Revenue funds for MoDOT to work collaboratively with the Department of Economic Development to
Continue ReadingWednesday marks the final day of voter registration for Missouri’s August primary election.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Democratic Party is urging Republican Gov. Mike Parson to apologize for refusing to take any blame for a sharp increase in coronavirus cases since he lifted restrictions on June 16.
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