Co-hosts Brianna Lennon, county clerk in Boone County, Missouri and Eric Fey, director of elections in St. Louis County, Missouri, talk to subject-matter elections experts and local election administrators to ask the questions that are most meaningful to their work and talk with colleagues about how to best approach issues like voter education, cybersecurity, and integrity.
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Tonya Ellis spoke with the Missouri on Mic team at the Daniel Boone Regional Library in February. Tonya’s an educator and coordinator for library services for the Jefferson City School District and said that reading has had a major influence on her life.She spoke about the importance of access to information and her worries about the latest round of attempts to ban books in schools.
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Women who enter prison while pregnant in Missouri now could gain the ability to keep their baby with them for 18 months.
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After passing only 43 bills this year, the Missouri legislature adjourned the session.
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The new map passed by the House likely would keep Missouri’s current congressional delegation of six Republicans and two Democrats. It now goes to the Missouri Senate with only four days left in the legislative session.
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Two initiatives proposing amendments to the Missouri Constitution were submitted Sunday. If each has sufficient signatures, they will likely be on the Nov. 8 ballot.
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Abortion-rights activists say their best hope to roll back a ban if Roe v. Wade is overturned could be at the federal level.
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Tony Allen, Delaware State University's president, says once the complaint is officially filed, it will be made available to the campus community to read.
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Choosing one winner from all the incredible entries NPR Music receives each year is no small feat — but this year, one songwriter gave a captivating performance that rose to the top.
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As the school year draws to a close, is there a teacher who has inspired you? Share with us a poem showing your appreciation for educators who have inspired you.
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"Our programs, by supporting them, you're helping a variety of people. We have such a wide variety that by investing in us...or donating to us, we're able to provide food for families and friends everywhere in Columbia." -- LEXI LINSENMAN, development manager, Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture | Additional guest: ADAM SAUNDERS May 16, 2022
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You don't have to be a mycologist to enjoy today's show. Sure, storyteller LARRY BROWN has a story about mushrooms- no, not those mushrooms- think more spring-like (shiitake, morels, etc.), but this tale has a twist that only Larry can tell! May 13, 2022
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"Many studies over the last 10 years have shown that whole fat dairy leads to less diabetes, leads to less weight gain and leads to less cardiovascular disease. That really puts things on its head, doesn't it?!" -- DR. CHRIS LINK, Integrative Medicine Clinic May 12, 2022
Sharon Harper —Navy Blue Dress
Sharon Harper holds an MFA in Painting from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is featured in the Sager | Reeves February Exhibit
Sharon Harper holds an MFA in Painting from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is featured in the Sager | Reeves February Exhibit
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