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.Rep. Justin Sparks gamble to prevent state Rep. Jon Patterson from winning the #MoHouse speakership failed spectacularly Wednesday, when only 10 members voted to support his long-shot bid. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2025/01/08/jon…

Two moments that explain Mike Parson’s six years as Missouri governor | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/articl…

President Donald Trump on Monday night issued sweeping pardons for nearly all Jan. 6 defendants, erasing accountability for those who violently tried to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election results on that date in 2021. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2025/01/20/dc/…

. Josh Hawley said: “If you’re asking me if it’s what I would have done, what I’ve said is, is that for folks who committed violence, I wouldn’t commute their sentence or pardon.” But he said the pardons send a signal Trump “keeps his campaign promises.” missouriindependent.com/2025/01/21/dc/…

Dean Plocher’s final weeks as speaker saw push for new hires, loss of "liquor pantry" Records show back-and-forth b/t speaker’s office and the House general counsel over whether to pay the attorney hired to assist in Plocher ethics investigation #moleg missouriindependent.com/2025/02/07/dea…

James Pointer’s life sentence in the Missouri Department of Corrections ended abruptly last week when he bled to death from an opening in his leg used to administer dialysis treatments. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2025/02/06/inm…

A politically-connected trade group donated $24K to a nonprofit that paid for KC Mayor Quinton Lucas, an aide & security to travel to 2023 Super Bowl. Lucas hasn't said who covered the cost to send him to the game this year or last year. #moleg missouriindependent.com/2025/02/07/kc-…

For the first time in years, Democrats in the Missouri Legislature think they are about to feel the power of a fully operational Republican supermajority. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2025/02/10/rep…

Universities and hospitals in Missouri are among the institutions that would need to cut their budget under proposed changes to how medical research grants are funded by the National Institutes of Health. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2025/02/11/tru…

Soybeans are the No. 1 crop in Missouri, leading in both acreage and value, according to the Missouri Soybean Center. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2025/02/11/mis…

At the core of the argument, judges will have to decide whether a transgender boy can be considered male under the state’s human rights act. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2025/02/11/mis…

The debate over how much to spend on public schools could turn into the first big disagreement between Gov. Mike Kehoe and the GOP-dominated Missouri General Assembly. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2025/02/12/bud…

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey faced questions Wednesday about his lawsuit against Starbucks that argues the coffee company’s diversity initiatives have caused higher prices and longer waits for Missouri consumers. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2025/02/12/mis…

The whistleblower who revealed financial transactions he felt were potentially unlawful by a nonprofit that bankrolled travel and entertainment for Kansas City’s mayor says he is now being targeted with defamation and retaliation. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2025/02/13/kan…

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said Thursday that the backlog of public records requests his office has struggled to work through for years is finally over. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/briefs/missour…

An influential GOP lawmaker upset with the rulings of a Republican judge in Cole County filed a bill trying to force him into a primary — or out of the Missouri judiciary altogether. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2025/02/14/mis…

A Missouri judge on Friday struck down a licensing requirement for abortion clinics that providers argued was a key obstacle to renewing access to the procedure across the state. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2025/02/14/mis…

“Abortion care will be restored immediately,” said Emily Wales, President and CEO of Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains. “The people voted, the court responded and we will do our part: serving Missourians in their home state.” #moleg missouriindependent.com/2025/02/14/mis…

The The Associated Press didn’t find this story in the WH briefing room. The worst place to find a good story is that gilded cage. Media — #BoycottTheBriefing until Trump ends his State Speech media ban. cc: Paul Farhi Brian Stelter ErikWemple Oliver Darcy apnews.com/article/trump-…

What's the Missouri State Adequacy Target and why is it called that? Well, it funds our schools and it sounds better than the State Just Good Enough Target. Find out more in the first installment of 'Rudi 'splains it': #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2025/02/18/rud…