JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Revenue has begun accepting electronically filed state tax returns for tax year 2023, as well as the IRS accepting federal tax returns for individual …
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1/31/24
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JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Mike Parson delivered his final State of the State address Jan. 17 with education, workforce development and infrastructure among key priorities as he unveiled a record …
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By Dmitry Martirosov, Missouri news network
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1/31/24
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The Missouri Republican State Committee has announced it expects to host a traditional caucus on March 2 to choose its presidential preference candidate and has set the following rules for the …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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1/17/24
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Jefferson City — Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft said Jan. 3 that information regarding the state’s move from a Presidential Preference Primary run by the state to a Caucus …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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1/10/24
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Missouri’s second-longest serving member of Congress announced Thursday he will not seek a ninth term.
U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, a Republican who turns 72 this year, said in a social …
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By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
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1/10/24
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The Missouri Senate picked up Wednesday afternoon largely where it left off when it adjourned in May, with a group of Republicans holding court for more than an hour to vent frustrations with the …
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By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent
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1/10/24
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri General Assembly passed two lengthy public safety bills with wide-ranging provisions Thursday, covering topics from celebratory gunfire to fentanyl test strips.
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By Evy Lewis, Missouri News Network
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5/11/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — Senators debated a bill regarding a presidential primary Thursday afternoon, with many voicing concerns about election integrity and cost incurred by local election officials.
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By Brooke Muckerman, Missouri News Network
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5/11/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — Legislation barring minors from receiving gender-affirming care and preventing transgender youths from playing on sports teams that match their gender identity was sent …
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By Jamie Holcomb and Charlie Boehme, Missouri News Network
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5/10/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — When Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court in June 2022, trigger laws went into effect to ban or restrict abortion in many states, including Missouri.
The …
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By Emma J. Murphy, Missouri News Network
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5/9/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — With three days remaining in the Missouri General Assembly’s 2023 session, many Republican priorities have yet to get to the floor for final action.
The House on …
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By Olivia Sklenka and Emmet Jamieson, Missouri News Network
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5/9/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — The House approved compromise legislation Tuesday that asks voters to make it more difficult to amend the state constitution.
HJR 43 changes the initiative petition …
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By Clayton Vickers, Missouri News Network
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5/9/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — Sen. Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, says he didn’t think he would win when he first appeared on the 2012 ballot for a state House seat.
Voters in the 44th House District …
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By Brooke Muckerman and Allie Feinberg, Missouri News Network
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5/7/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — The largest road construction project in state history — nearly $3 billion to rebuild Interstate 70 across Missouri — now only needs the signature of Gov. Mike …
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By Alyse Pfeil, Missouri News Network
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5/7/23
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Norman Brown spent 31 years in prison after being convicted of first-degree murder when he was 17, though he never killed anyone.
After his release in 2018 thanks to a lawsuit against the state, …
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By Jamie Holcomb, Missouri News Network
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5/3/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — The House gave initial approval Tuesday to a resolution that would ask voters to approve a constitutional amendment forbidding ranked-choice voting.
Rep. Ben Baker, …
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By Emmet Jamieson, Missouri News Network
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5/2/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — The House passed legislation Monday that would extend Medicaid benefits to eligible postpartum women for a period of 12 months following the end of their pregnancy.
The vote …
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By Konrad Strzalka, Missouri News Network
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5/1/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — The legislature’s top open enrollment advocates both say they feel optimistic about passing legislation this session — but possible changes to the flagship bill in …
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By Emmet Jamieson, Missouri News Network
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5/1/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — The majority of the appropriations bills relating to the state budget were sent to a conference committee by the Missouri Senate on Thursday.
The committee will be made up …
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By Camden Doherty, Missouri News Network
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4/27/23
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Mel Tully, an MU student receiving gender-affirming care through the Student Health Center, faces a lot of unknowns as Attorney General Andrew Bailey seeks to enforce an emergency regulation …
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By Jamie Holcomb, Missouri News Network
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4/26/23
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