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#4) Gun Control & Concealed Carry Laws

During the 2015-2016 Missouri legislative session, the country witnessed multiple mass shootings including the deadly massacre in San Bernardinoand on a college campus in Oregon. Here in Missouri, several bills were filed and voted upon that loosen restrictions on concealed carry firearms. One of the major bills along those lines is House Bill 1468, which

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#3) Ethics Reform at the Capitol

Near the end of the 2014-2015 legislative session, multiple lawmakers, including former Missouri speaker of the house John Diehl, resigned from their positions amid allegations of various inappropriate behaviors. It led to a big push for ethics reform in the state capitol during the 2015-2016 session. While dozens of bills were filed and considered, three

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#2) The Planned Parenthood Investigation

In 2015, videos from California appeared to show planned parenthood employees discussing the sale of post-abortion body parts. The videos led many republican lawmakers in Missouri to launch an investigation into the state’s Planned Parenthood facilities. Missouri’s Attorney General also investigated the videos and found they did not prove any wrong-doing in the state of

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#5) Religious Exemptions

State senator Bob Onder, Lake St. Louis, filed a bill that would allow certain business owners in the wedding industry to refuse service to same-sex couples on the ground of religion. The measure, SJR 39, was so controversial, that it led to a 40-hour-long filibuster during debate in the Missouri senate. While the senate did

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Severe storm threat Wednesday

Wednesday will be warm and humid with temperatures climbing into the mid 80s as dewpoints climb into the mid 60s. A surface low pressure area in southeast Kansas will lift a trailing warm front through in the morning as it drifts to the northeast. A few showers and t-storms are possible from 8 to noon

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