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The trustees of Missouri’s largest state employee retirement system voted Thursday to prohibit the use of pension funds for political contributions. #moleg #mogov via Rudi Keller missouriindependent.com/2024/11/21/mis…

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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…

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Every public pension program in Missouri should adopt policies against making political contributions from retirement funds, State Treasurer Vivek Malek wrote in a letter sent Monday to system managers. #moleg #mogov via Rudi Keller missouriindependent.com/2024/11/25/mis…

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An attorney and former elected official in Independence connected to two Independence utility projects that faced years of FBI scrutiny pleaded guilty Monday to federal tax evasion. #moleg #mogov via Jason Hancock | @jasonhancock.bsky.social missouriindependent.com/2024/11/25/ind…

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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…

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ā€œWe get these calls every single day, ā€˜can I start making bets?ā€™ā€ said Mike Leara, executive director of the Missouri Gaming Commission. Gamblers will have to continue crossing state lines until the commission can issue licenses next year. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2024/11/27/pas…

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Missouri AG Andrew Bailey’s letter to the governor-elect didn’t discuss TRAP laws that made abortion virtually impossible to obtain even before Missouri’s ban and are currently the focus of a lawsuit. #moleg #mogov via Anna Spoerre missouriindependent.com/2024/11/27/mis…

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ā€˜Care delayed and care denied’: Doctor recalls 30 months under Missouri abortion ban #moleg #mogov via Anna Spoerre missouriindependent.com/2024/12/02/dr-…

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

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Tax credits to expand child care among hundreds of bills filed for 2025 Missouri legislature #moleg #mogov via Rudi Keller missouriindependent.com/2024/12/03/tax…

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Missouri educators will no longer need a 3.0 grade-point average in their subject area to teach in public schools beginning in July, the State Board of Education unanimously voted Tuesday. #moleg #mogov via Annelise Hanshaw missouriindependent.com/2024/12/03/mis…

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On Wednesday, a Jackson County judge will hear Planned Parenthood’s attempt to overturn a number of laws regulating abortion. Meanwhile, several legislators have already filed bills hoping to reinstate an abortion ban. #moleg #mogov via Anna Spoerre missouriindependent.com/2024/12/03/law…

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Former Missouri Congressman Billy Long was tapped on Wednesday evening by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Internal Revenue Service. #moleg #mogov #mosen via Jason Hancock | @jasonhancock.bsky.social missouriindependent.com/briefs/donald-…

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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…