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Missouri Attorney General’s office and Moberly School District reach agreement in Sunshine lawsuit

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that the Attorney General’s Office has reached a favorable resolution in a lawsuit the Office filed against Moberly School District over alleged violations of the Sunshine Law. The Missouri Attorney General’s Office filed suit against the Moberly School District in November 2021 for failing to comply with the Sunshine […]

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Chillicothe City Council to meet on March 14

The Chillicothe City Council will hold a workshop and a regular meeting in the Chillicothe Municipal Utilities meeting room on March 14th. The proposed 2022-2023 budget will be discussed at the workshop at 5 o’clock that evening. The council will consider multiple ordinances at the regular meeting at 5:30. One ordinance would accept Street Improvement […]

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Groups push back against attempt to repeal Medicaid expansion

Groups advocating for health-care access for all Missourians urged the state Senate to reject a proposed constitutional amendment to undermine Medicaid expansion passed by the House. House Joint Resolution 117 would empower the Legislature to block services to the hundreds of thousands of newly eligible residents who are signing up, by repealing expansion and making it […]

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Audio: Missouri Libertarian Party announces platform

The Missouri Libertarian Party plans to file a lawsuit to be included in the state’s redistricting process. Missourinet’s Brent Palm has details on the weekend state convention.     Members say current law that only allows the top two political parties to participate in redistricting is unfair to the Libertarian party and to the citizens […]

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State judges across the U.S. face growing GOP pushback against rulings in election cases

Missouri Independent) – In mid-December, Texas’ highest criminal court revoked the state attorney general’s ability to use his office to prosecute election-related cases without the request of a district or county attorney. In an 8-1 opinion, the all-Republican court weakened Attorney General Ken Paxton’s power to independently go after perpetrators of voter fraud, a problem he says […]

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Community leaders celebrated for commitment to learning

Community leaders in six northwest Missouri counties were part of Maximize Northwest Missouri’s 2021 Regional Learning Collaborative that wrapped up late last summer.  “Some of the keywords that participants used to describe their learning experience include: enlightening, motivating, empowering, informative, inspiring, insightful, and team-building,” shared Mary Hinde, president of The Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri. […]