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Jefferson City Council approves 2026 budget; police, fire see increases while capital projects decrease

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Monday night approved its $86,836,166budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Revenue for the city is expected to match expenditures. The total budget decreased by nearly $10 million from the 2025 “actual” budget, though it’s a very similar number to the adopted 2025 budget, according to information from

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Katie Porter ahead of the California Democratic Party's 2025 State Convention in Anaheim

Katie Porter, famous for grilling opponents, is criticized for demanding a reporter be more ‘pleasant’

By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Katie Porter became a national figure among Democrats for her sharp questioning of Trump administration figures, often holding a whiteboard, in House Oversight Committee hearings. The confrontations she sparked often went viral when she posted them online. That made her recent demand that a local CBS reporter have a

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Federal agents stand guard on top of the Broadview ICE facility

‘There is no sanctuary here’: Meet the Border Patrol chief in charge of Trump’s Chicago crackdown

By Priscilla Alvarez, Michael Williams, CNN Chicago (CNN) — The heavily armed agents carrying out President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement push in Chicago are often masked. The man leading them is not. Nearly three decades into his career with the US Border Patrol, Gregory Bovino has become the on-the-ground face of Trump’s effort to

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Trump calls for investigation into Blumenthal over allegations he lied about military service

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump called for Sen. Richard Blumenthal to be investigated in a Truth Social post late Tuesday night, hours after the Democratic senator sparred with Attorney General Pam Bondi during a contentious Senate hearing. Referencing decade-old allegations that Blumenthal “lied” about his military service in Vietnam, Trump said

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Sen. Richard Blumenthal

Trump calls for investigation into Blumenthal over allegations he lied about military service

CNN By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump called for Sen. Richard Blumenthal to be investigated in a Truth Social post late Tuesday night, hours after the Democratic senator sparred with Attorney General Pam Bondi during a contentious Senate hearing. Referencing decade-old allegations that Blumenthal “lied” about his military service in Vietnam, Trump

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Columbia no longer putting together task force for downtown crime, will continue meetings with groups tackling issue

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe told ABC 17 News that she is no longer putting together a task force that addresses downtown crime. She announced the task force after it was requested by University of Missouri System President Mun Choi after a Stephens College student, Aiyanna Williams, was shot and killed in downtown

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