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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KBIA's Darren Hellwege talks with Michaela Marshall Dungey of Local Motion about Columbia's upcoming Bike, Walk and Wheel Week sponsored by Shelter Insurance, today they discuss the Wheelchair and Bike Wash event.
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Election officials are growing increasingly concerned that the legislature’s failure to adopt a congressional map could lead to major deadlines being missed.
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Dr. Brendan Lucey answers listener questions about sleep and discuss his new study.
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KBIA's Darren Hellwege talks with Michaela Marshall Dungey of Local Motion about Columbia's upcoming Bike, Walk and Wheel Week sponsored by Shelter Insurance, today they discuss the Bikes and Brews event.
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Missouri Republicans praise possible overturning of Roe v. Wade decision while Democrats vow to continue fighting for abortion rights.
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Households in the U.S. will receive eight test kits via the U.S. Postal Service. The release comes as cases have risen over 60% in the U.S. over the past two weeks.
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Russia was expected to dominate the skies over Ukraine. But Ukrainians are still shooting down helicopters and planes, making Russian pilots very wary about venturing into Ukrainian airspace.
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A gunman killed a 52-year-old man and wounded five others in an attack at a Southern California church on Sunday, authorities said.
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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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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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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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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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