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Dr. Marvin Singleton, a Republican who spent 13 years as a Missouri state senator, worries about many of the policies he sees coming out of Washington D.C. these days.
Of course, the retired …
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by Suzanne King, Missouri Independent
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8/1/25
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The bill authorizing state support for professional sports stadiums is unconstitutional because it grants public aid to private interests and combines widely different and unrelated subjects, …
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by Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
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8/1/25
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The top elected official in Missouri’s largest county was indicted Wednesday on four criminal charges for allegedly misusing public money to oppose passage of an April ballot measure.
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by Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
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7/31/25
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The possibility of a “whites-only” organization from Arkansas expanding into Missouri has inspired bipartisan outrage from state lawmakers and local officials who decry the group …
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by Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent
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7/31/25
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Cattle farms and feedlots in Missouri today are populated by cows that are a far cry from those that roamed pastures 80 or 90 years ago.
Cattle back then were referred to as “buckle …
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by Noah Grabianski, Missouri Independent
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7/30/25
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Nonprofit organizations that provide refugee services in Missouri are pivoting to diversified financial strategies to reduce their dependency on government funding. These organizations are now …
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by Saurav Rahman, Missouri Independent
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7/30/25
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An ethics complaint alleging a GOP state senator from Grain Valley was using his church as a political action committee has been formally dismissed.
The Missouri Ethics Commission …
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by Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent
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7/30/25
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Who’s funding a state’s tax credit program for private school tuition is no longer available through Missouri’s transparency portal, following a decision by the State …
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by Annelise Hanshaw, Missouri Independent
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7/29/25
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By limiting large-scale water exports from the state, experts and farmers said Missouri has taken forward-thinking measures to protect one of its most vital resources. According to them, it will …
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by Saurav Rahman, Missouri Independent
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7/28/25
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Kevin Wehner has been there for Missourians as they have dealt with unanswered questions, long wait times and the confusion as they enrolled for government insurance.
He was there as the …
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by Meg Cunningham, Missouri Independent
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7/28/25
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Republican lawmakers’ decision to overturn a voter-approved expansion of paid sick leave means benefits Missouri workers accrued in recent months will disappear on Aug. 28.
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by Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent
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7/28/25
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to slash its presence in the Washington, D.C., area by sending employees to five regional hubs, Secretary Brooke Rollins said Thursday.
The department …
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by Jacob Fischler, Missouri Independent
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7/25/25
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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is suing the national Planned Parenthood organization over its claims regarding the abortion drug mifepristone.
Bailey filed the lawsuit against the …
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by Jacob Richey, Missouri Independent
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7/25/25
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The Missouri State Board of Education has an empty seat, chronically vacant since lawmakers created a position for a teacher to advise the board seven years ago.
Like the other board members, …
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by Annelise Hanshaw, Missouri Independent
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7/25/25
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Problems with the presentation of a Missouri Sunshine Law case, along with misinterpretation of a lower court ruling, doomed the appeal in a closely watched lawsuit over what must be included in a …
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by Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
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7/23/25
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The Missouri Supreme Court isn’t as ready to hear the appeal of a ruling that allowed abortions to resume in the state as Attorney General Andrew Bailey is to argue it in front of the seven …
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by Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
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7/23/25
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Cities and counties are not allowed to stack sales taxes on marijuana products, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.
In a 6-1 decision, the state’s highest court concluded …
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by Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent
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7/23/25
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This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project – St. Louis , a nonprofit news team covering Missouri’s criminal justice systems. Subscribe to their email list , and …
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by Jesse Bogan, Missouri Independent
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7/21/25
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Missouri cannabis regulators say they’re halfway through getting fingerprint background checks for about 16,000 marijuana workers and volunteers who didn’t get them between 2022 and 2024.
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by Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent
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7/21/25
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A Cass County woman who says her horse Dennis was abandoned by his veterinarian in the middle of treatment wants the state Veterinary Medical Board to explain how it handled her complaint.
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by Annelise Hanshaw, Missouri Independent
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7/18/25
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States must begin verifying millions of Medicaid enrollees’ monthly work status by the end of next year — a task some critics say states will have a hard time carrying out.
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by Shalina Chatlani, Missouri Independent
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7/18/25
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During a recent conversation with folks from across Kansas, someone shared a story about a child speaking disrespectfully to a parent in public.
As they told the story, their body language …
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by Tara Wallace, Missouri Independent
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7/18/25
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Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. has proposed a new path forward for the Chiefs to remain at Arrowhead Stadium.
In a letter sent to Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on July 8, obtained through a …
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by Josh Merchant, Missouri Independent
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7/17/25
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A ruling earlier this month that allowed abortions to resume in Missouri should be set aside because the laws and rules it blocks are important safeguards for women’s health, Attorney General …
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by Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
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7/17/25
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Originally Published by the Missouri Independent
Missouri’s snarled property tax system needs to be fixed or the courts will — again — step in, the vice chairman of the …
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by Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
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7/17/25
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