JEFFERSON 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
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JEFFERSON 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.
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Wednesday marks the final day of voter registration for Missouri’s August primary election.
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The 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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Absentee voting for the Aug. 4 primary begins on Tuesday with new guidelines.
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Gov. Mike Parson’s office said Friday afternoon the Republican candidate running for 13th Circuit Court Division IV Judge was appointed to serve the remainder of a vacated term.
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The winner of the final seat on the Fulton Board of Education will be determined when the board meets Wednesday.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill into law Thursday that would allow voters to request an absentee ballot for elections this year. A mail-in absentee ballot is only an option for voters who specifically request one. Under the law, ballots must be returned and received in an envelope postmarked by U.S.
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Live updates with results in major municipal election races.
Continue Reading Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon said Tuesday that voting has been slow at the Boone County Government Building.
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Gov. Mike Parson will be part of a panel discussing the COVID-19 pandemic and the state’s reopening during a town hall that will be broadcast Tuesday.
Continue Reading Missouri lawmakers on Friday approved an expansion of absentee voting for the rest of 2020.
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Boone County voters can expect a new voting experience at polling places for this coming municipal election, according to Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon.
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Voters will decide whether to keep changes to redistricting and ethics rules approved in November 2018.
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The Boone County clerk said Tuesday that municipal elections could still have issues after they were postponed because of COVID-19.
Continue Reading The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft over absentee voting issues in the wake of COVID-19.
Continue Reading Boone and Cole counties will see a handful of contested races for county offices come August.
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Backers of an effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri say the campaign will likely not get on the ballot this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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More Republican voters cast ballots for President Donald Trump than Democratic voters did for Biden — Trump took 4,563 votes in Cole County.
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