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More Missouri voters say they would overturn the near-total abortion ban than would keep it. But at the same time, polls show Republican Eric Schmitt — who signed the paperwork enacting the ban — with a significant lead in the U.S. Senate race.
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Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner says there is "clear and convincing evidence" that Johnson is innocent in a 1994 murder. But the Missouri Attorney General's office has had a blanket policy of opposing any requests for relief in wrongful conviction cases.
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The attorney general is suing St. Louis over its plan to use federal funds to support abortion access. But after the case was moved to federal court, reproductive rights groups worry that a ruling could further curtail abortion access for the entire region.
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Attorneys for Jackson County and other municipalities argued that a judge's ruling last November, which declared "null and void" any unilaterally-issued COVID health orders, is impacting their ability to curb the spread of contagious disease.
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Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt sued the city of St. Louis to block it from using federal funds to support access to abortion. The city argues that the law he cites violates the First Amendment and the supremacy clause.
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Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens was leading in most public opinion polls throughout the U.S. Senate contest. But his fortunes took a nosedive after third-party groups funded a flurry of negative advertisements highlighting abuse allegations from his ex-wife.
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Kansas voters overwhelmingly rejected a measure that would have opened the door to abortion restrictions. Elsewhere, Trump showed strength in GOP races again. Both outcomes will impact the midterms.
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Attorney General Eric Schmitt held off former Gov. Eric Greitens, Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler and others to win the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
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Hours before Missouri voters go to the polls, former President Donald Trump said he's endorsing "ERIC" in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. Except there are two — Greitens and Schmitt — and they both say the endorsement is for them.
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Six major candidates are squaring off Aug. 2 in the Missouri GOP Senate primary, but since they're generally similar on high-profile issues, much of the run-up revolves around whether Greitens can overcome his many scandals or whether his opponents can appeal enough to an increasingly Republican state.
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Former boarding school students are making noise about politicians and elected officials with connections to unlicensed religious reform schools, state-contracted youth residential facilities and summer camps that have faced allegations of abuse and neglect.
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St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signed legislation directing $1 million in federal coronavirus relief funds to help people cover the logistical cost of accessing abortion. Attorney General Eric Schmitt says the proposal violates a state law banning the use of public funds to assist with abortions.