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Missouri Independent
The Missouri Independent is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization covering state government, politics and policy. It is staffed by veteran Missouri reporters and is dedicated to its mission of relentless investigative journalism that sheds light on how decisions in Jefferson City are made and their impact on individuals across the Show-Me State.
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The Commonwealth Fund study highlights continued gaps in women’s health coverage that Missouri lawmakers have tried and failed to address.
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In one of four cases between a provider of gender-affirming care and the Missouri Attorney General, a judge has ruled that Missouri’s consumer protection law does not authorize Andrew Bailey’s sweeping demands for unredacted records
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An expansion on a Kansas City Facility manufacturing nuclear weapons components will get a break on sales tax.
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In one of four cases between a provider of gender-affirming care and the Missouri Attorney General, a judge has ruled that Missouri’s consumer protection law does not authorize Andrew Bailey’s sweeping demands for unredacted records.
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Prisons can house offenders in county jails after they’re convicted for a cost. But counties say they’re spending more than what the state pays
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Republicans wanted to remove Darrell McClanahan from the August ballot, but a court of appeals said the deadline had passed.
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A chaotic credentialing process at the GOP’s May 4 state convention had so many problems that the party was given until Friday afternoon to select replacement delegates
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A Missouri man scheduled to be executed in September will get a chance to present a court with DNA evidence he believes will exonerate him.
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The landfill contains thousands of tons of nuclear waste and byproducts from World War II-era atomic bomb development efforts.
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Majority of Missourians sent to restrictive nursing homes because of mental illness would be better served in a less restrictive setting, a year-and-a-half federal investigation determined