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Ford to invest $3.7B, add 6,200 jobs to boost production in Michigan, Ohio and Missouri

Ford Motor Co. will invest $3.7 billion and add 6,200 jobs across plants in Michigan, Ohio and Missouri to expand production of both electric and internal combustion engine vehicles, the Dearborn, Michigan, automaker announced Thursday.

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Thousands Of Jobs, $3.7B Investment, EV Focus: Lots To Look Into Ford's Midwest Plan

Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) plans to add more than 6,200 new union manufacturing jobs in Michigan, Ohio, and Missouri and invest $3.7 billion. Ford and United Auto Workers also agreed to convert nearly 3,000 temporary UAW-Ford workers to permanent full-time status and provide all hourly employees healthcare benefits on the first day of…

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GOP Rep blames shootings on abortion

Missouri Rep. Billy Long insists "no one has been able to come up" with a solution to gun violence

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Ford plans to add 6,200 jobs in Ohio, Michigan and Missouri

The company says it will invest $3.7 billion in the three states, and it will convert about 3,000 temporary workers to full-time status with benefits.

Chicago Sun-Times

Editorial: Anti-’woke’ map targets hot spots in Missouri. Every single one of them is a school

The arch conservative Liberty Alliance has unveiled its new “Woke Heat Map” of Missouri, dotted with “hot spots” where it says the “the Woke agenda … is permeating all across” the state. Click on one, and you’ll see the spots tie to instances where someone has raised a stink about…

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How COVID, race, and gender affected the April 5 school board races in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin

School board incumbents lost at nearly twice the historical average rate in a sample of April 2022 school board contests where candidates offered views on three conflict issues.

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Texans waive former Missouri WR Damon Hazelton

The Houston Texans have waived Damon Hazelton, a former Missouri Tigers receiver who was an undrafted free agent in 2021.

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Nine Missourian candidates completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey since May 15

Below are a selection of responses from the candidates who filled out Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey since May 15, 2022. To read each candidate’s full responses, click their name at the bottom of the article.

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Pregnant Black woman suspected of carjacking is shot five times by Missouri police, witness says

‘They shot five times,’ says the witness. ‘I remember seeing her hit the ground and I froze’

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Suspected serial killer charged in Missouri over 7th death

A suspected serial killer already charged in six killings in the Kansas City and St. Louis areas has been charged with first-degree murder in a seventh death

The Independent UK

Missouri had one irregular officeholder transition in the last two months

In April and May, there has been one irregular officeholder transition in Missouri for offices within Ballotpedia’s coverage scope. This includes the resignation, death, appointment, or winning of a special election in positions such as a state executive office, a seat in the General Assembly, or a non-district judgeship.

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Missouri enacts new congressional district boundaries after the 2020 census

Missouri enacted new congressional district boundaries on May 18 when Gov. Mike Parson (R) signed them into law. Missouri was apportioned eight seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same number it received after the 2010 census. This map will take effect for Missouri’s 2022…

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Editorial: Trump mused about hanging Pence. Voters mustn't let GOP candidates ignore that

Reports that then-President Donald Trump reacted favorably as the Capitol mob chanted “Hang Mike Pence” on Jan. 6, 2021, is a fresh reminder that Trump is, at his core, an aspiring anti-democracy strongman — one who still has a realistic prospect of winning the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. For years…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

If Congress doesn’t pass a bill to address mass shootings, they shouldn’t be paid, Cleaver says

WASHINGTON — Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat from Kansas City, introduced a bill Thursday that would suspend pay for members of Congress every time there is a mass shooting.

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Cannabis Regulatory Update: Californians Can Soon Buy Weed At Farmers Markets, New Legalization Efforts In MO, SD & TX

Missouri Veterans Commission Receives $5M From Medical Cannabis Program, The Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services recently announced that it’s giving some $5 million to the Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC).

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Highest rate of Missouri state senators facing primary challengers since 2014

Six of the nine Missouri state senators running for re-election—all Republicans—face contested primaries. That equals 67% of incumbents seeking re-election, the highest rate since 2014. This is also the first cycle since 2014 with more than one Republican incumbent facing primary challengers.

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Missouri’s GOP Senate candidates want Trump’s endorsement. Its power is being tested

WASHINGTON — Rep. Billy Long thinks he has two paths to winning the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Missouri.

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1 in 5 state GOP lawmakers in far-right Facebook groups, study says

Nearly 22% of Republican legislators in the country have joined at least one far-right Facebook group, with Missouri ranking among the top five, a watchdog organization found in a study released this month.

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Percentage of Missouri state legislative incumbents facing primaries at its highest since 2014

Thirty-five of the 132 Missouri state legislators running for re-election—13 Democrats and 22 Republicans—face contested primaries. That equals 27% of incumbents seeking re-election, the highest rate since 2014. The remaining 73% of incumbents are not facing primary challengers.

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Remains of Missouri Navy sailor who died at Pearl Harbor returned home after 81 years

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Eighty-one years after he was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, Seaman First Class Wilbur F. Newton’s remains returned to his hometown in Missouri.

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24% of Missouri House incumbents face contested primaries

Twenty-nine of the 123 Missouri state representatives running for re-election—13 Democrats and 16 Republicans—face contested primaries. That equals 24% of incumbents seeking re-election to the Missouri House of Representatives, the highest rate since 2014. The remaining 76% of incumbents are not facing primary challengers.

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Missouri Supreme Court issues one decision and hears arguments in four cases

The Missouri Supreme Court has made one decision, heard arguments in four cases, and has four more cases on the docket for May.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Prepare to say goodbye to Missouri’s presidential primary election

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri voters won’t get a chance to head to the polls in the 2024 presidential primary if Gov. Mike Parson signs off on legislation altering state election laws.

The Independent UK

Child hospitalised for months after eating meth at father’s home where police found it mixed in a candy bowl

Malcolm Smith was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and one count of possession of a controlled substance

Tribune News Service

There’s a large racial disparity in federal gun prosecutions in Missouri, data shows

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Darrell Hargraves grew up around gun violence in Kansas City – his best friend was killed when he was 20 – and he went on to serve several stints in prison.

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