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The governor also signed into law on Thursday harsher penalties for drunk driving and age verification requirements for pornography website access.

Missouri faced a tight budget this session after years of record spending. Kehoe issued 65 vetoes, totaling over $30 million in general revenue.

Voters in 28 counties were assigned to new districts under the plan intended to boost GOP chances in the 5th District.

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway was the lead Republican attorney general behind the letter. Sent on Hanaway's office letterhead, the attorneys general state that "the upsurge in home-setting chemical abortions has serious implications for the Safe Drinking Water Act."

Users can explore information on detention locations, pathways into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, and other data on the immigration enforcement landscape in Missouri.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro denounced the death of Brayan Garzon-Rayo on Wednesday. The 27-year-old man died by suicide while in ICE custody at the Phelps County Jail in Rolla.

The legislature also failed to pass bills that would restrict transgender rights, regulate artificial intelligence and the opioid-like drug 7-OH and eliminate vehicle safety inspections.

Other parts of the bill include limits on flying drones over open-air stadiums and establishing a crime for gift card fraud.

The council also approved stormwater improvements near Braemore Road and a new Fire Station 5.