
Annelise Hanshaw
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01-09-2012 22:06:20
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Closing out a 4-month search for the Missouri Department of Transportation’s new director, a 40-year veteran of the department stepped up Wednesday as the unanimous choice of the Highways and Transportation Commission. #moleg #mogov via Annelise Hanshaw missouriindependent.com/2024/11/13/mis…

This morning, Andrew Bailey's name kept being mentioned as a frontrunner to be Donald Trump's next U.S. attorney general. But this afternoon, Trump announced he was selecting Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida for the job. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2024/11/13/mis…


A Cole County judge on Tuesday ordered the Missouri Department of Social Services to pay more than $115,000 in legal fees and a $5,000 penalty for “knowingly and purposefully” violating the state’s open records law. #moleg #mogov via Clara Bates missouriindependent.com/briefs/sunshin…


Matt Gaetz bows out as Trump’s pick for attorney general. w/ Jennifer Shutt newsfromthestates.com/article/matt-g…


Missouri’s restrictions on puberty blockers and hormone treatment for transgender minors are constitutional and may remain in place, Wright County Circuit Court Judge Craig Carter wrote in a 74-page ruling Monday. #moleg #mogov via Annelise Hanshaw missouriindependent.com/2024/11/25/mis…

Political donation from pension funds "imprudently risk system resources and erode the public’s trust" Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek Vivek Malek writes in letter to public fund managers #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2024/11/25/mis…


Missouri appeals court backs highways commission on raises for state road workers #moleg #mogov via Rudi Keller missouriindependent.com/2024/11/26/mis…

A challenge to Missouri’s voter ID law will proceed to the state Supreme Court following a Cole County decision upholding the 2022 legislation, opponents said Tuesday. #moleg #mogov via Rudi Keller missouriindependent.com/2024/11/27/cha…

ICYMI: Missouri cannabis microbusiness ‘mentor’ connected to licenses under state investigation #moleg #mogov via Rebecca Rivas missouriindependent.com/2024/12/02/mis…


The nonprofit was used by Mayor Quinton Lucas’ predecessor primarily to bring speakers to KC to talk about economic development. Lucas and his former chief of staff use it for Chiefs tickets, hotel stays, flights & dinners. #moleg #mogov via Allison Kite missouriindependent.com/2024/12/05/kan…

In Jackson Mo., a student is suing her school over a 180-day suspension she alleges violates her free speech and due process rights #moleg #mogov Jackson Public Schools David Roland Missouri DESE via Annelise Hanshaw missouriindependent.com/2024/12/06/mis…

ICYMI: A Cole County judge Wednesday dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit against Dean Plocher & #MoHouse alleging harassment and intimidation of a top staffer. #moleg #mogov via Jason Hancock | @jasonhancock.bsky.social missouriindependent.com/2024/12/11/jud…

This morning, The Independent || bsky @missouriindependent.com published a months-long investigation by Clara Bates into the case of Kurtis Watkins, who has served a decade in prison for a crime he swears he didn’t commit. #moleg #mogov (1/6)


Kurtis Watkins -- in prison based on the testimony of a police officer w/a history of racist social media posts and a mistaken arrest that ended in a death -- spoke to Clara Bates from the Jefferson City Correctional Center earlier this year. #moleg youtu.be/Nzx8-8-7XQ4?si…