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Gov. Mike Parson calls the second special session in Missouri history

Governor Mike Parson (R) announced a special session on August 22, 2022 which will focus on an income tax cut and agricultural tax incentives proposal. This special session is set to begin on September 6 and the annual veto session begins on September 14. This is the second special session…

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On Missourian candidate completes Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Below are a selection of responses from the candidate who filled out Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey on August 27. To read Catherine Dreher’s full responses, click her name at the bottom of the article.

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Missouri Supreme Court reprimands St. Louis prosecutor over handling of 2018 Greitens case

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday officially reprimanded St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner for misconduct during her prosecution of then-Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens for invasion of privacy in 2018.

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Missouri Supreme Court reprimands St. Louis prosecutor

The Missouri Supreme Court has reprimanded St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner for mistakes made in the 2018 prosecution of then-Gov. Eric Greitens, but agrees with an advisory counsel’s decision that suspension of her law license or disbarment are not merited

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Previewing the Missouri Supreme Court’s September docket

The Missouri Supreme Court has 11 cases on the docket for the month of September. This is the fewest number of cases argued in front of the Supreme Court in the month of September since 2017.

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Cannabis Regulatory Update: Missouri Legal Marijuana Campaign, California 'Weed' Bills, Hempcrete In Zimbabwe

Missouri: Despite Being Divided On Marijuana Policy, Democrats Expect An Increase In Participation From The Campaign Earlier this month, Missouri's Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft issued a certificate of sufficiency to the Legal Missouri 2022 campaign, formally placing the adult-use legalization initiative on the November ballot

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Watch: Two holes-in-one in rapid order find the cup at recently upgraded 19th hole of Payne’s Valley at Big Cedar Lodge

Check out the photos of the recently upgraded bonus hole beneath staggering cliffs, which now features a new waterfall and bar.

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8 new crackdowns on academic freedom

The right is pushing an aggressive attack on schools — but teachers and students are pushing back

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A Missouri school district reinstated spanking if parents give their OK

The policy says corporal punishment will be used only when other forms of discipline have failed and then only with the superintendent's permission. The district had dropped the practice in 2001.

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Missouri school district reinstates corporal punishment

A southwest Missouri school district says it will allow students to be spanked if parents give their permission

The Independent UK

Kansas Gov. Kelly hopes state can pass medical marijuana, as Missouri weighs recreational pot

LOUISBURG, Kansas — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly reaffirmed her support for medical marijuana on Thursday but stopped short of endorsing recreational sales in Kansas, ahead of a key vote on legalization in Missouri.

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Schmitt leads in Senate race despite Missourians’ support of abortion rights, new poll shows

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has established a double digit lead in the U.S. Senate race against Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine, according to a new poll from Saint Louis University.

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Missouri’s average gas price falls to $3.49

As of August 24, Missouri’s average gas price according to AAA was $3.49 for regular gas, which was below the national average of $3.88. Gas prices fell from the previous week’s average of $3.52 and were below the July average of $4.04. On August 24, 2021, the state’s average price…

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Execution date set for Missouri man who shot police officer

The Missouri Supreme Court has set a Nov. 29 execution date for a 36-year-old man who killed a suburban St. Louis police officer

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Chiefs’ updated 80-man roster ahead of preseason Week 3

Be sure you can identify every #Chiefs player on the 80-man roster during preseason Week 3's game vs. the #Packers

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First Thing: Uvalde police chief fired for school shooting response

Pete Arredondo defends law enforcement response to attack that left 21 dead. Plus, Missouri school district to reinstate corporal punishment

The Guardian - US

Missouri school district reinstates spanking students as ‘last resort’

Cassville superintendent says a survey last year revealed that additional discipline measures was parents’ major concern

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John Wood (I) drops out of race for U.S. Senate in Missouri

John Wood (I), a former senior investigator for the January 6th Select Committee, announced that he was suspending his campaign for U.S. Senate in Missouri. Wood qualified for the ballot on August 1, one day before the state’s Republican primary. On August 23, Wood said that he saw no path…

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The Independent UK

Missouri school district reinstates spanking as punishment

‘Those on social media would probably be appalled to hear us say these things but the majority of people that I’ve run into have been supportive,’ superintendent says

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Former Jan. 6 investigator John Wood ends independent campaign for US Senate in Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — John Wood, a former investigator for the House Jan. 6 committee, announced Tuesday that he was ending his independent bid for U.S. Senate in Missouri.

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Economy and Society, August 23, 2022: Attorney General ESG push back across the states

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Groups sue Missouri over new limits on voter registration, absentee ballots

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Two voting-rights groups have sued the state of Missouri in an attempt to block parts of a new law that restrict voter registration efforts and absentee voter outreach.

Benzinga

Cannabis Prohibitionist Files Lawsuit To Remove Marijuana Legalization From Missouri Ballot, Here's What She Argues

A lawsuit seeking to overturn an initiative to legalize recreational cannabis that would allow sales of marijuana to adults 21 and older was filed Friday in Cole County Circuit Court, reported Missouri Independent.

Reason

How Slaughterhouse-Five Became a Repeated Target of Book Burners

As recently as 2011, a school board in Missouri barred the book from the curriculum and ordered it confined to a special section of the school's library.

The Independent UK

Death toll from Missouri house explosion rises to three after mother and three-year-old daughter die

Father Corey Coleman died immediately after blast occurred on Monday

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