Columbia Board of Education, city council, mayor candidates take part in forum
Columbia Board of Education candidates are scheduled to participate in the Columbia Board of Realtors’ election forum Thursday night at 4:30…
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Missouri panel OKs recall options for school board members
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A bill establishing a recall procedure for local school board members has advanced out of a Missouri House committee as…
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Former Fulton police chief announces candidacy for state representative
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The former chief of the Fulton Police Department plans to try his hand at state politics. Steve Myers announced his candidacy for…
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Congress pass voting rights legislation?
President Joe Biden and other party leaders and activists have pushed hard for the legislation, including on Martin Luther King Jr.…
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Columbia voters to decide outcome of mayoral race, two city council seats in April election
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters in Columbia will decide the outcome of two city council races and the mayoral race in April. On Tuesday, a spokeswoman…
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Columbia Board of Education votes to put $80 million bond issue on the April ballot
At the Columbia Public Schools Board of Education meeting Monday night, the board members plan to vote on adding an $80 million bond issue to the…
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Columbia City Council adds use tax to April ballot
The Columbia City Council voted Monday to put a 2% tax on sales outside the state on the April ballot.…
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Would you vote for a local tax on internet sales?
Boone County commissioners say the county needs a tax on online…
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Columbia Board of Education briefed on $80 million bond issue to build new schools
The $80 million bond question would appear on the April ballot if approved by the board. The board heard a presentation on the bond issue Monday…
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Columbia woman announces bid for Missouri House of Representatives
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman has announced her candidacy for the Missouri House of Representatives. According to a press release, Chimene…
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Columbia residents approve 10-year extension to renewable park sales tax
The city has a permanent eighth-cent park sales tax but voters in 2000 decided there should be an option for an additional, renewable eighth-cent tax…
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Jefferson City voters approve public safety sales tax
Jefferson City voters will have the opportunity next Tuesday to vote on approving or rejecting a quarter of one percent sales tax to improve public…
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Tuesday is Election Day. What’s on the ballot?
In Mid-Missouri, voters in just a few areas will see issues on their ballots. Each issue is a question about whether to keep or raise…
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Columbia Board of Education member announces candidacy for mayor
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A member of the Columbia Schools Board of Education has announced his plans to run for mayor of Columbia. David Seamon released…
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Confusion amounts surrounding Columbia park sales tax vote
Some Columbia residents expressed confusion toward the language on the special election ballot, so ABC 17 reached out to the Parks and Recreation…
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State ethics commission orders Columbia mayor to end campaign committee
The Missouri Ethics Commission told Mayor Brian Treece to dissolve his campaign committee in a Friday order. Once dissolved, the commission promised…
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Columbia Fourth Ward Councilman Thomas will not seek reelection
Ian Thomas told constituents in his newsletter but did not provide a reason. Thomas was first elected in 2013 and reelected in 2016 and 2019. The…
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Boone County auditor retiring after 32 years
Auditor June Pitchford said in a news release that her current term, which expires Dec. 31, 2022, will be her last. Pitchford, a Democrat, was first…
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Court asked to suspend law licenses of gun-waving couple
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri official is asking the state Supreme Court to suspend the law licenses of a St. Louis couple who gained national…
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Missouri’s Ashcroft finds 2 cases of alleged double-voting
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says two people voted at least twice during the 2020 general…
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