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Missouri candidate with ties to the KKK can stay on the Republican ballot, judge rules

May 17, 2024 7:18 PM Associated Press

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

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will you watch the presidential debates?

May 16, 2024 3:50 AM ABC 17 News Team

President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump have agreed to face each other on live TV.

U.S. President Joe Biden returns to the Oval Office after announcing increased tariffs on Chinese products in the Rose Garden of the White House. Biden’s campaign is calling on former President Donald Trump to join him for two presidential debates.

Opinion: Why Biden’s eager to debate Trump

May 15, 2024 5:32 PM CNN

CNN Opinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have both accepted an invitation from CNN to debate on June 27, nearly four years since they last clashed onstage. Biden, who was first to accept the invitation Wednesday morning, posted on X: “I’ve received and accepted an invitation from @CNN for a

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Missouri employers be required to provide paid leave?

May 2, 2024 3:55 AM ABC 17 News Team

The campaign to get mandatory paid leave and a higher minimum wage in Missouri took a step forward Wednesday.

Petitioners turn in signatures as lawmakers try to raise threshold to pass petitions

May 1, 2024 11:14 AM Hannah Falcon

A group that advocates for workers’ benefits plans to submit a petition with over 200,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s Office on Wednesday.

Green Party presidential candidate visits Columbia day after arrest at protest

April 28, 2024 6:39 PM Hannah Falcon

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A third party presidential candidate visited Columbia Sunday, the day after being arrested for her participation in protests in St. Louis. Dr. Jill Stein is running for president of the United States as a Green Party candidate. She spoke with voters Sunday afternoon at the Boone County Government Center. The Green Party is

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Missouri change how voters amend the constitution?

April 26, 2024 2:21 AM ABC 17 News Team

The House and Senate have each passed bills that would make it harder to change the state constitution through a vote of the people. Republicans who support the change say it will help keep outside interests from influencing Missouri’s elections.

Chuck Basye withdraws from state Senate race

April 25, 2024 9:55 AM Madison Stuerman, Morgan Buresh

A former Republican state representative has dropped out of a local state Senate race, leaving only a Democrat seeking the seat for now.

Amendments to Missouri Constitution are on the line amid GOP infighting

April 25, 2024 1:12 PM Associated Press

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Missouri lawmakers are divided over how far to go with a ballot measure that would make it more difficult for future voters to amend the state constitution. The GOP-led House on Thursday amended a proposal that would require a majority of votes in five

Columbia First Ward special election set for August

April 17, 2024 10:36 AM Matthew Sanders

An election to fill the vacant First Ward seat on the Columbia City Council will take place in August.

Campaign to legalize abortion in Missouri raises nearly $5M in 3 months

April 16, 2024 4:33 PM Associated Press

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A campaign to legalize abortion in Missouri has raised close to $5 million. Missourians for Constitutional Freedom on Tuesday announced a $4.8 million haul from January through March. The money is needed to pay workers to gather the voter signatures necessary to put the measure

Boone County Commission to hold public hearing on senior property tax exemptions

April 4, 2024 9:14 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission will hold a public hearing later this month for the property tax exemption for seniors that was approved by voters earlier this week. A state law allowing a property tax freeze for seniors went into effect Aug. 28. The freeze has to be put into effect by county commissioners. Boone

Special election likely to happen this fall to fill Columbia First Ward council seat

April 3, 2024 11:41 AM Morgan Buresh

Columbia’s First Ward voters successfully recalled their city councilman Nick Knoth in Tuesday’s election.

Boone County Commission to craft senior property tax relief after voter approval

April 3, 2024 11:23 AM Hannah Falcon, Matthew Sanders

The Boone County Commission will set to work drafting a program for senior property tax relief after voters overwhelmingly passed the measure Tuesday.