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GOP Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri won't seek reelection in 2022

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri said Monday he will not seek reelection, making him the fifth Republican in the Senate to bow out rather than seek another term in a party searching for direction after President Donald Trump.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

GOP Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri won't seek reelection in 2022

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri said Monday he will not seek reelection, making him the fifth Republican in the Senate to bow out rather than seek another term in a party searching for direction after President Donald Trump.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

GOP Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri won't seek reelection in 2022

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri said Monday he will not seek reelection, making him the fifth Republican in the Senate to bow out rather than seek another term in a party searching for direction after President Donald Trump.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Lawmaker pitches constitutional rules for trans athletes

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Transgender student athletes would be required to compete on teams that match the sex on their birth certificate under a proposed amendment to the Missouri Constitution debated in a House committee hearing Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Lawmaker pitches constitutional rules for trans athletes

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Transgender student athletes would be required to compete on teams that match the sex on their birth certificate under a proposed amendment to the Missouri Constitution debated in a House committee hearing Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Lawmaker pitches constitutional rules for trans athletes

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Transgender student athletes would be required to compete on teams that match the sex on their birth certificate under a proposed amendment to the Missouri Constitution debated in a House committee hearing Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Missouri House denounces lawmaker for alleged harassment

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House for the first time in history on Wednesday formally denounced a lawmaker accused of having sex with an intern, threatening a staffer to keep quiet and then lying while under investigation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Missouri House adds rules to allow virtual feedback on bills

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri state House on Tuesday adopted new rules to allow the public to weigh in on proposed bills virtually in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Parson marks Missouri bicentennial with party-less inaugural

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson began a new term in office Monday with an inaugural ceremony marking the start of Missouri's bicentennial celebration, but without a traditional party because of coronavirus precautions.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Bill to ban police chokeholds shows promise in Missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A proposed ban on police chokeholds is gaining traction in the Republican-led Missouri Legislature despite years of inaction on police accountability following Michael Brown's death in Ferguson.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Missouri lawmakers return to work amid coronavirus pandemic

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers on Wednesday began what's guaranteed to be an unusual legislative session as the state continues its battle with the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Missouri lawmakers return to work amid coronavirus pandemic

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers on Wednesday will begin what's guaranteed to be an unusual legislative session as the state continues its battle with the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Missouri lawmaker denounced for alleged sex with intern

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri state lawmaker allegedly had sex with an intern and then threatened a staffer to keep quiet about it, according to a House Ethics Committee
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Missouri lawmaker denounced for alleged sex with intern

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri state lawmaker allegedly had sex with an intern and then threatened a staffer to keep quiet about it, according to a House Ethics Committee
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Missouri House considers letter questioning Biden's victory

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — At least 66 Republican state lawmakers from Missouri on Thursday signed a letter calling on Congress to reject presidential electoral votes from swing states that went for President-elect
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

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