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Missouri execution to go ahead after governor declines to give 11th hour reprieve

‘No one is suggesting that Carman Deck should get out of prison and go home tomorrow’

The Independent UK

Missouri execution to go ahead after governor declines to give 11th hour reprieve (OLD)

‘No one is suggesting that Carman Deck should get out of prison and go home tomorrow’

The Independent UK

Supreme Court, governor decline to stop Missouri execution

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to halt the upcoming execution of Missouri inmate Carman Deck, and Republican Gov. Mike Parson says he will not grant clemency

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Missouri House passes bill that could reduce unemployment insurance benefits period to eight weeks during low unemployment

The Missouri House of Representatives passed House Bill 1860 94-41 on April 14, which would reduce the maximum length of unemployment insurance benefits to eight weeks during times of low unemployment. Missouri’s current program indexes unemployment insurance benefits, meaning it provides shorter periods of benefits during times of low unemployment…

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France's Molière still relevant in Kansas City after 400 years

What do Molière and Kansas City have in common? On the surface, not much. But by combining celebrations of the French playwright’s 400th birthday and the State of Missouri’s bicentennial, organisers of a festival commemorating Molière's birth are hoping to revive classical theatre, and to show a new generation that…

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Missouri killer whose death sentence was reversed 3 times is days away from execution

DE SOTO, Mo. — Carman Deck once talked about his victims' kindness.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Man uses gay slur at Missouri gas station, strikes customer with vehicle and prompts police chase, charges say

WENTZVILLE, Mo. — A Lincoln County man used a pejorative term for gay men before striking a man with his vehicle at a QuikTrip in Wentzville and leading police on a high-speed chase into St. Louis County, charges said.

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Eighty-four statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 32 states so far this year, 11 less than the average number certified at this point in other even-numbered years from 2010 to 2020.

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Missouri Senate Education Committee passes “Parent’s Bill of Rights”

The Missouri Senate Education Committee passed a bill outlining parental rights with regard to the education of minors by state-funded schools on April 26 by a 5-4 vote. House Bill 1858, also known as the “Parent’s Bill of Rights,” passed the House by an 85-59 vote on April 19. Before…

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Three resolutions adopted in Missouri General Assembly

Since April 19, one resolution was adopted in the Missouri State Senate and two were adopted in the Missouri House of Representatives. There were no bills to pass both the House and Senate and be signed by Gov. Mike Parson (R). So far in the 2022 session, nine bills and…

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Missouri House passes resolution related to election administration

The Missouri House of Representatives approved House Joint Resolution 131 on April 6, 2022. The bill proposes modifying the state constitution as follows:

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Missouri man convicted of killing pregnant wife in 2019

A jury has convicted a Missouri man of first-degree murder in the death of his pregnant wife whose battered body was found about a week after she was reported missing in 2019

The Independent UK

Vahe Gregorian: Step one is not to go to sleep: On Dennis Gates' first few weeks as Missouri basketball coach

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Since Dennis Gates was introduced as the new University of Missouri men's basketball coach on March 22, he's been something of a perpetual motion machine. So when he paused to speak with the media at a Mizzou fan function at Chicken N Pickle in Overland Park,…

Tribune News Service

Why many Missouri Republicans fear Eric Greitens could win the state's Senate primary

Some Republicans worry that if the scandal-plagued former governor were to win the primary, it would place a Senate seat considered to be safely GOP in jeopardy.

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‘Hijacking’ legislation? Missouri House passes 2 bills targeting transgender students

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House on Thursday passed two separate bills that would bar transgender students from competing on sports teams that match the gender they identify with.

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Five Missourian candidates complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey in last two weeks

Below are a selection of responses from the candidates who filled out Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey since April 12. To read each candidate’s full responses, click their name at the bottom of the article.

The Independent UK

Missouri faces more lawsuits over lack of redistricting map

Missouri is now facing lawsuits in both federal and state court over the Legislature's inability to pass new U.S. House districts

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Six current vacancies in Missouri House of Representatives; oldest vacancy open since April 2021

Six seats are currently vacant in the Missouri House of Reprsentatives, with the oldest open since April 21, 2021. On that date, former State Rep. Rick Roeber (R)—who represented District 34—was expelled from the House by unanimous vote due to allegations of child abuse.

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Campaign for ranked-choice voting ballot initiative in Missouri has raised millions ahead of signature deadline

The campaign supporting a ranked-choice voting (RCV) ballot initiative in Missouri has received millions in contributions in the weeks ahead of its signature deadline. The initiative would change the state’s primary system to utilize open primaries in which the top four vote recipients, regardless of partisan affiliations, advance to the…

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Three candidates file to run for Missouri State Auditor

Three candidates—two Republicans and one Democrat—filed to run for Missouri State Auditor. The Republican primary will take place on Aug. 2, while the general election will take place on Nov. 8. The current auditor, Nicole Galloway (D), is not running for re-election.

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Fourteen appellate court judges are on the ballot in Missouri this year

Two judges on the Missouri Supreme Court and 12 judges on the Missouri Court of Appeals have terms expiring on Dec. 31. Each of these judges must stand for a retention election this year in order to remain on the court.

Tribune News Service

Attorney for Missouri Senate candidate Eric Greitens pushes political conspiracy in hearing over cellphone records

COLUMBIA, Mo. — An attorney for former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens on Tuesday sought to use a court hearing to advance the idea that allegations of abusive behavior by Greitens are part of a political conspiracy against him — an accusation flatly denied by an attorney for his ex-wife, Sheena…

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Royal Enfield Build Train Race Flat-Trackers Storm I-70 Half-Mile

The first official race of the Royal Enfield Build Train Race Flat Track program saw veterans and rookies battle at Missouri’s I-70 Motorsports Park.

The Independent UK

Donald Trump Jr shoots guns with embattled Missouri senate candidate accused of domestic abuse

State’s Senate primary is test of Trump Jr’s star power

The Guardian - US

Biden seeks supreme court go-ahead to end Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

Administration appeals lower-court rulings that required controversial border asylum program to be reinstated

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