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Missouri House members passed legislation to require explicit permission to use recurring donations and for them to stop when a campaign is over. -
Sen. Rick Brattin's (R-Harrisonville) bill would label some education programs low-earning, preventing them from getting state funding. -
Under the rule, many small businesses such as CBD stores, health and wellness retailers and boutiques would not be allowed to sell hemp products. -
Candidates for offices ranging from Congress to the Missouri General Assembly have until March 31 to signal their plan to run. -
The Callaway County Republican's departure sets up a race for an open seat that includes a part of St. Charles County. -
The Missouri House unanimously approved the registration legislation Monday for vehicles less than six years old.
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In shaking up its Artemis lunar program, NASA's new moon plan looks more like the Apollo missions of the 1960s. Instead of landing on the surface on Artemis III, NASA hopes to do so on Artemis IV. -
Shortly after the president's ban of artificial intelligence company Anthropic, rival OpenAI announced it had done a deal with the Defense Department to provide its technology for classified networks.
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Advocates rallied against Gov. Mike Kehoe’s proposed budget, which would cut about $6.2 million from the Self-Directed Supports program and nearly $21.9 million from day habilitation programs. -
As Black History Month winds down, we take a look back at Columbia's Douglass High School in the 1950s when today's guest, Barbra Horrell (alongside Dr. Eryca Neville, current DHS principal), attended what was then a segregated all-Black school: "I kind of say that we're a tale of two cities." February 27, 2026 -
Financial advisor and LaBrunerie Financial president, Alex LaBrunerie, joins us to talk about Invest America, a new program from the federal government which he says is, "a valuable new tool for long-term wealth creation for the next generation of children." February 26, 2026 -
The Missouri House Commerce Commission heard House Bill 2080 this Wednesday, which would establish a Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency Strategic Reserve Fund. -
The Supreme Court decision that declared some recent tariffs as illegal allows businesses that paid tariffs directly to apply for kickbacks. -
Applications for the new My Key program open on March 2.
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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Christopher Mann, the Research Director at the Center for Election Innovation & Research, and Stuart Holmes, the Director of Elections for Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs.
They spoke about the centralized system for responding to public records requests that Washington state implemented in 2023, as well as how the system is helping combat misinformation and is returning some time to local election administrators who continue to receive an increased number of public records requests.
They spoke about the centralized system for responding to public records requests that Washington state implemented in 2023, as well as how the system is helping combat misinformation and is returning some time to local election administrators who continue to receive an increased number of public records requests.
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