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The first debate of the presidential election will take place starting at 8 p.m. Thursday.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Have you decided who you will vote for in November?
Have you made up your mind? Vote in the poll.
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Boone County Democrats to make statement against violence, stand by Raithel following fight at Anchor Fest
Boone County Democrats will make a statement condemning violence following a local candidate’s involvement in a fight in Centralia, the group decided at a Thursday meeting.
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One candidate to appear on August ballot for Columbia Ward 1 race
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Valerie Carroll will be the lone candidate appearing on the Aug. 6 ballot for the First Ward seat on the Columbia City Council. The deadline to file for the race was Tuesday. City Clerk Sheela Amin wrote in an email that Greg Launhardt submitted a petition to appear on the ballot on
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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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Biden says Trump verdict shows no one is above the law
By Nikki Carvajal and Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday said that Donald Trump’s conviction in the hush money trial reaffirmed “the American principle that no one is above the law.” Speaking from the White House, Biden said the jury consisted of regular Americans who heard evidence and returned a unanimous verdict. “Donald Trump was
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will the Trump verdict affect your vote in November?
Donald Trump became the first president to be convicted of a felony on Thursday.
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Republican lawmakers react with fury to Trump verdict and rally to his defense
Republican lawmakers reacted with immediate fury on Thursday as a New York jury convicted former President Donald Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records to influence the 2016 election, speaking out with near unanimity in questioning the legitimacy of the trial and how it was conducted.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will Trump be found guilty in his hush-money trial?
The prosecution and defense wrapped up their cases in former president Donald Trump’s hush-money trial.
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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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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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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will you watch the presidential debates?
President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump have agreed to face each other on live TV.
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Opinion: Why Biden’s eager to debate Trump
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
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Missouri employers be required to provide paid leave?
The campaign to get mandatory paid leave and a higher minimum wage in Missouri took a step forward Wednesday.
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Petitioners turn in signatures as lawmakers try to raise threshold to pass petitions
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.
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Green Party presidential candidate visits Columbia day after arrest at protest
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
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Missouri change how voters amend the constitution?
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.
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Chuck Basye withdraws from state Senate race
A former Republican state representative has dropped out of a local state Senate race, leaving only a Democrat seeking the seat for now.
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Amendments to Missouri Constitution are on the line amid GOP infighting
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
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Columbia First Ward special election set for August
An election to fill the vacant First Ward seat on the Columbia City Council will take place in August.
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