Politics Archives

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Can a Democrat win Missouri’s governor’s office?

July 10, 2023 2:54 AM ABC 17 News Team

House Minority Leader Crystal Quade of Springfield released a statement about her 2024 campaign and teased a Monday launch.

Rep. Crystal Quade announces 2024 run for Missouri governor

July 9, 2023 7:34 AM Erika McGuire

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) House Minority Leader Crystal Quade announced her run to be the next governor of Missouri early Sunday morning. If elected, the 37-year-old of Springfield would become the first female governor of the state. Quade is the first Democrat to enter the race and joins republicans Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe and Secretary

Fulton city administrator terminated Friday night

July 8, 2023 7:51 PM Hannah Falcon

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The city administrator of Fulton was terminated unexpectedly Friday night. Fulton Mayor Steve Meyer confirmed the news to ABC 17. Meyer said more information may be offered later, but he has nothing further to say. ABC 17 reached out to the city’s spokesperson to ask why and how the sudden termination came

Voluntary Action Center drops ask for federal funding for homeless center over conflict-of-interest concerns

July 6, 2023 5:24 PM Lucas Geisler

Questions over federal conflict-of-interest rules caused a Columbia nonprofit to pull its funding requests for a homelessness resource center.

Injunction blocks Biden administration from working with social media firms about ‘protected speech’

July 4, 2023 4:04 PM Associated Press

By JIM SALTER Associated Press A judge on Tuesday prohibited several federal agencies and officials of the Biden administration from working with social media companies about “protected speech,” a decision called “a blow to censorship” by one of the Republican officials whose lawsuit prompted the ruling. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty of Louisiana granted the

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you happy with the Supreme Court’s decision on student loan debt?

July 3, 2023 2:40 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Supreme Court made headlines again Friday when it released its highly anticipated opinion on student loan debt forgiveness.

Missouri’s operating budget for fiscal year 2024 gets noticeable provisions

July 1, 2023 5:25 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Friday Gov. Mike Parson signed bills that will make up Missouri’s operating budget for Fiscal Year 2024. The first day of the new Fiscal Year starts Saturday. The state operating budget for Fiscal Year 2024 totals $51.8 billion with $15.2. billion in general revenue. Meanwhile, Gov. Parson also issued 201 line-item vetoes totaling a little

New Bloomfield loses money for water, sewer project in governor’s line-item budget vetoes

June 30, 2023 9:21 PM Matthew Sanders

New Bloomfield came out of Gov. Mike Parson’s budget deliberations a loser of millions meant to improve sewer and water systems.

How Missouri played a part in student loan debt forgiveness challenges

June 30, 2023 11:36 AM Isabella Roberts

Missouri had a significant role in the legal challenges that led to the U.S. Supreme Court striking down President Joe Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness plan Friday.

Supreme Court rejects Biden plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loan debt

June 30, 2023 9:47 AM Associated Press

A sharply divided Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying to cancel or reduce student loans for millions of Americans.

Supreme Court rules for designer who doesn’t want to make wedding websites for gay couples

June 30, 2023 1:08 PM Associated Press

In a defeat for gay rights, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled on Friday that a Christian graphic artist who wants to design wedding websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you agree with the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling?

June 30, 2023 3:13 AM ABC 17 News Team

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated ruling on affirmative action used in two college admission programs, striking down the practice.

UM schools to discontinue scholarships acknowledging race after Supreme Court decision, statement says

June 29, 2023 5:06 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri System issued a statement in regards to the Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday to omit the use of affirmative action in college admissions. In the statement, the school said it will stop allowing a number of scholarships, following the decision and a letter issued by the state’s attorney

Missouri ordered to pay $242K for open records law violations while Josh Hawley was attorney general

June 29, 2023 2:50 PM Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A judge has ordered the Missouri attorney general’s office to pay $242,000 in legal fees for violations of the open records law that occurred when current U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley served in the office. Hawley, a Republican, was accused of withholding documents from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee while he

Biden ‘strongly disagrees’ with high court affirmative action ruling

June 29, 2023 12:11 PM Associated Press

Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the use of affirmation action in college admissions, saying justices unraveled “decades of precedent” as the president stressed that race-based discrimination continues to exist in America.

Southwest Columbia neighborhood experiences third boil water advisory in two weeks

June 27, 2023 11:38 AM Hannah Falcon

Columbia’s municipal utility has asked residents in the city’s southwest area to observe a staggered irrigation schedule to prevent water pressure drops.

Columbia City Council spends $17,000 on work retreat

June 23, 2023 5:58 PM Lucas Geisler

City spokesperson Sydney Olsen said 34 people attended the retreat at the Stoney Creek Hotel in Independence, including consultants with Raftelis, which provides management advice to local governments and utilities.