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Progressives renew call for U.S. Supreme Court expansion after abortion rights decision

(Missouri Independent) –  A group of U.S. House Democrats Monday called for the passage of legislation that would add four justices to the Supreme Court, following the overturning of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that provided the constitutional right to abortion. “It’s an ultra-right-wing Republican Supreme Court,” Rep. Hank Johnson of Georgia said during a press […]

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Fate of Missouri marijuana initiative petition unclear as signature count continues

(Missouri Independent) – Whether Missouri voters will get a chance to legalize recreational marijuana in November is still in question.  The latest incomplete tabulations from Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office, obtained under a Sunshine Law request, show the Legal Missouri 2022 initiative is short of the necessary signatures in four of the six Congressional districts necessary to […]

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New Hawley Bill to crack down on consulting firms providing services to both the U.S. and China

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Time to Choose Act which would prohibit the Department of Defense (DOD) and other federal agencies from contracting with consulting firms like McKinsey & Company which are simultaneously providing services to the Chinese government or its affiliates. The bill would force these government contractors to choose whether to […]

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Coalition of AGs obtain injunction halting Biden administration guidance on definition of sex and gender identity

On Friday, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, along with a coalition of twenty attorneys general led by Tennessee, obtained a preliminary injunction halting the Biden Administration’s guidance that would change Title VII and Title IX’s definition of “sex” to include “gender identity” relating to separation of bathrooms and sports in schools, and pronouns in the […]

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Missouri State Auditor issues follow-up report on Homestead Village in Ray County after issuing a “Poor” rating

State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released a follow-up review of progress made by the City of Homestead Village to implement the recommendations of an audit from December that gave a rating of “poor,” the lowest possible. The audit, initiated by a citizen petition, found more than $4,300 in customer sewer payments were recorded as received […]

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Students from Trenton and Bethany participate in Missouri Electric Cooperative CYCLE program

Kayden Jones of Bethany and Serenity Marsh of Trenton were among the ninety-five high school students from across Missouri who participated in the Missouri Electric Cooperative CYCLE (Cooperative Youth Conference and Leadership Experience) program. The conference was held July 13-15, 2022 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Jefferson City. They were sponsored by Grundy Electric Cooperative, […]

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Missouri man pleads guilty to leading $10 million conspiracy to distribute over 2,200 pounds of Meth

A Missouri man pleaded guilty in federal court to being the leader of a nearly $10 million conspiracy to distribute almost 1,000 kilograms (2,204 pounds) of methamphetamine. Mirza Alihodzic, 36, of Kansas City,  pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. By pleading guilty, Alihodzic acknowledged that […]

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Trenton Utility Committee to meet on Tuesday

This month’s meeting of the Trenton Utility Committee, which oversees Trenton Municipal Utilities, will be Tuesday evening, July 19, at 6 pm at Trenton City Hall. The agenda includes a review of financial reports as well as reports from TMU department heads and the utility director. The committee meeting also will be available via Zoom. […]