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Voters earmarked the money for veterans services, public defenders and substance use treatment, but Missouri budget plans would leave tens of millions unavailable for some programs.
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Moberly High School's Spartan Fieldhouse opened last month for both students and the whole community. -
Poll directors said data indicates voters' views on transgender care for minors are a strong indicator of whether they would support the measure, which would effectively overturn a pro-abortion rights amendment from two years ago. -
The Missouri House Committee on Children and Families has passed a bill that would implement social media education into middle and high schools across the state of Missouri. -
St. Louis County officials said the crash is under investigation by local and federal agencies. -
A Syracuse University researcher says new ICE agreements spreading across Missouri will shift immigration enforcement onto local police — with possible consequences for towns and taxpayers. -
The decision lands weeks after a scathing audit of Missouri’s cannabis agency and may unsettle other licensing appeals built on the same scoring system
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Mueller's family told The New York Times in August that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. -
In the Kurdish regions of the Middle East, Nowruz celebrations — honoring the arrival of spring — are a fundamental expression of Kurdish identity. -
The British Parliament still has 92 unelected lawmakers who inherit seats by bloodline. They're all older white men. A new law now phases them out, for the first time in nearly 1,000 years.
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Hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon had the opportunity to speak with election administrators from across the county and world at PLEJ, including a special live taping with Carolina Lopez, the executive director of PLEJ. They spoke about the history of PLEJ, as well as how it has grown and benefited election administrators across the county.
They also brought several members on stage — Zach Manifold of Gwinnett County, Georgia, and Kurt Bahr of St. Charles County, Missouri — to share how PLEJ has supported them in their work and how they have given back to the organization.
They also brought several members on stage — Zach Manifold of Gwinnett County, Georgia, and Kurt Bahr of St. Charles County, Missouri — to share how PLEJ has supported them in their work and how they have given back to the organization.
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