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By: Marshall Griffin
Missouri’s new congressional district map will be back before the State Supreme Court on Tuesday. The high court will hear three lawsuits, two of which center on arguments that the Missouri First map violates the requirement that congressional boundaries be “compact” because it would split up Kansas City among three congressional districts. Marina Jenkins is […]
Legislation making changes to Missouri elections is on its way to Gov. Mike Kehoe. On Tuesday, the Missouri House passed House Bill 1871 by a 101-47 vote to give it final approval. The proposal is sponsored by State Rep. Peggy McGaugh, R-Carrollton, who spent decades overseeing elections in Carroll County. She said the bill will […]
By: Marshall Griffin
The elections clerk in central Missouri’s Boone County is not updating voter rolls, blaming “confusion” over the state’s new congressional redistricting. County Clerk Brianna Lennon, a Democrat, said Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, a Republican, must first decide whether there’s enough valid signatures for a ballot measure asking voters to overturn the new districts. […]
By: Marshall Griffin
One of the bills the Missouri Legislature passed this year would give the Attorney General the authority to prosecute and sue businesses that knowingly hire people in the country illegally. House Bill 2366 was sponsored by State Rep. Jeff Vernetti, R- Camdenton. “If a contractor is knowingly hiring illegal workers and a complaint is filed […]
By: Marshall Griffin
The head of the group People Not Politicians is suing Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins and Attorney General Catherine Hanaway over their statements that the new congressional map is effectively “the law of the land.” Executive Dir. Richard von Glahn filed suit in Cole County Monday afternoon. “Yeah, the (Missouri) Supreme Court made it […]
By: Marshall Griffin
It’s official – former U.S. Rep. Billy Long, R-Mo. 7th District, is headed to Iceland. The U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination Monday on a strict party line vote of 46-43. During his confirmation hearing in February, Long said he would work hard to maintain good relations between the United States and Iceland. “The United States […]
By: Marshall Griffin
Tuitions will be going up at all four University of Missouri System campuses this fall. On Thursday, the UM System Board of Curators voted unanimously to raise tuition rates. Ryan Rapp, Mizzou’s Chief Financial Officer, presented the following recommendations to the board before the vote. “Each university is recommending a 4% increase for undergraduate tuition […]
By: Marshall Griffin
U.S. military forces carried out new strikes against Iran on Monday, targeting missile sites and mine-laying ships in what’s being called a “self-defensive” move. Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, said that he hopes it’s not necessary to resume large-scale military strikes. “The president notified Congress two weeks ago that he had terminated, that’s his […]
U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo. 2nd District, says the U.S. needs to up its game in using smart technology to guard against both terrorists and hostile governments. During a recent hearing by the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, she said there’s been a sharp rise in the use of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), […]
By: Marshall Griffin
The Missouri Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that Gov. Mike Kehoe did not violate the State Constitution by calling a special session to pass the Missouri First congressional district map. During a hearing Wednesday before the High Court, Attorney Sharon Jones, representing the NAACP of Missouri, argued that last September’s special session did not meet […]
