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Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio/Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed dozens of lawsuits on Friday against Kansas City, St. Louis, Park Hill, Lee's Summit and other school districts in an ongoing effort to force schools to abandon COVID-19 mitigation policies. -
Missouri Democratic PartyThe somewhat surprising agreement comes as the commission in charge of drawing Missouri’s Senate districts has yet to approve a map.
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Martin Luther King Jr. spent years before his assassination working to expand access to the ballot box. Today, advocates and lawmakers say they are fighting many of the same fights. -
While the Missouri House is slated to debate a congressional redistricting map early next week, the Missouri Senate this week made a rule change in part to continue improving working relationships.
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The Missouri Legislature is considering several measures that would bar COVID-19 vaccine mandates and provide greater exemptions for vaccinations. But the Missouri Chamber of Commerce says that should be the choice of individual employers.
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Legislator Crystal Williams says she received threats after introducing an ordinance that would restore some powers to the local health department. “Those people should feel ashamed of themselves,” she said.
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The map would likely keep the current congressional makeup in Missouri but is expected to generate fierce debate on the House floor.
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House Democrats proposed their own congressional map that would make the 2nd Congressional District more competitive.
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As the 2022 session kicks off, Kansas City’s Democratic lawmakers say they’re dealing with a new “extreme right wing faction” that could gridlock the legislative process.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson hopes the legislature will pass his proposed raises for state employees in time for them to go into effect in February.
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During the 2022 legislative session, Gov. Mike Parson’s office is pushing for a bill that would increase the costs of obtaining records from the government.
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Coleman introduced a bill last year, modeled on the wildly controversial Texas law, allowing citizens to sue anyone who seeks out, provides, or helps someone get an abortion. The bill essential bans abortion as soon as cardiac activity is detected, as early as six weeks.
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The Unified Government of Kansas City, Kansas and Wyandotte County will pay more than $813,000 to Doug Bach, the retiring county administrator who left the county three weeks after the new mayor was sworn in.
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As the Missouri legislature began its 2022 session, Gov. Mike Parson explained his priorities on spending federal dollars, congressional redistricting and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Government
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Kansans can expect lawmakers to address some contentious issues including COVID-19 policies and Critical Race Theory.
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Abortion, vaccine mandates, and redistricting among the issues being addressed in Jefferson City
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Congressman says former President Trump bears the majority of the blame for the insurrection.
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Politicians and voters remain clearly divided over the insurrection, the events leading up to it and its lasting effects on democracy.
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Known as SB8, the highly restrictive law has spawned a copycat bill for consideration in Missouri.
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Attorney General Eric Schmitt is using a judge's ruling against state and local public health officials to go after school districts requiring masks.
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Platt is happy with the progress Kansas City has made, but knows there's more to be done.
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The new legislation will bring $3.8 billion to Kansas for infrastructure projects and create two million jobs per year for the next decade.
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On Sunday, December 5th, former U.S. Senator from Kansas Bob Dole passed away at the age of 98.
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As the Strickland evidentiary hearing continues at the Jackson County Courthouse, Mayor Lucas remains critical of Strickland's continued imprisonment.
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An NPR analysis found at least 15 Republican candidates for secretary of state offices in 2022 — including Kansas — who doubt Joe Biden's 2020 victory.
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After weeks of fierce debate, the Kansas City Council approved new boundaries for its six council districts. But the redistricting vote was especially controversial for the Northland, with council members and civic leaders north of the Missouri River vehemently opposed to the change.
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Carl Gerlach leaves office this month after serving as mayor for 16 years, making him one of the longest-serving public officials in Johnson County's recent history. But the last few years of his tenure were marked by controversies over rapid development and the police shooting of John Albers.
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A ballot initiative would legalize marijuana for those 21 and older and institute a 6% tax that would go to a slew of different programs.
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In a pair of predominantly Hispanic southwest Kansas communities, two women try to become the first Latinas voted into local office. Also, a strange white orb in the middle of Overland Park may look like a spaceship has landed in the suburbs. Hear what is really inside this residential dome home.
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In a pair of predominantly Hispanic southwest Kansas communities, two women try to become the first Latinas voted into local office. Elections earlier this month show both how far Latina candidates have come and how many barriers they still face.
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Some working-class residents say a horizontal boundary between Northland Council districts — a radical change — would give them greater voice and political clout. Northland civic leaders argue it would be divisive and negative, and would actually reduce funding for low-income neighborhoods.
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Candidates have from Dec. 7 through Dec. 28 to file for offices like city council and school board in Missouri.
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Blunt was the sole Missouri Republican to vote for the infrastructure bill, but has objections to other ideas Biden is proposing.
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Kansans went to the polls on Tuesday to decide a number of critical races, including the next mayors of Overland Park and Kansas City, Kansas. Hear about the results of those elections, plus a number of school board races that became battlegrounds for controversial national issues.
