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Only eight counties have less than 40% of their daily workforce coming from another county.
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Lawmakers combined seven separate House proposals aimed at loosening inspection requirements. -
A majority of funding for county services such as road and bridge maintenance comes from the taxes currently under threat of being cut. -
Residents should postpone outdoor burning and other activities that create sparks as low humidity, breezy conditions persist. -
House members passed legislation that would legalize and regulate the gaming machines that are often found in gas stations and convenience stores. The measure is expected to find less support in the Senate. -
The legislation approved by the House on Wednesday is designed to temper tax increases on personal property such as vehicles. -
With rising fears of federal immigration enforcement in the state, attendees at the annual Hispanic Capitol Day urged Missouri legislators to pay attention to their Hispanic constituents.
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President Trump claimed the justices opposing his position were acting because of partisanship, though three of those ruling against his tariffs were appointed by Republican presidents. -
After an overtime nailbiter in the quarterfinals, the Americans return to the ice Friday in Milan to face the upstart Slovakia for a chance to play Canada in Sunday's Olympic gold medal game. -
The four astronauts heading to the moon for the lunar fly-by are the first humans to venture there since 1972. The ten-day mission will travel more than 600,000 miles.
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