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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Missouri lawmakers pass $1.2B virus spending bill
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers on Wednesday passed a $1.2 billion coronavirus aid package, then left without taking action on Republican Gov. Mike Parson's proposal to prevent lawsuits against health care workers and businesses during the pandemic.
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Missouri senators advance $1.2B virus aid package
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Legislature resumed work Tuesday after a special session had been delayed because several lawmakers tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Missouri high court reviews new public union restrictions
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Lawyers on Tuesday argued to the Missouri Supreme Court over whether new restrictions on public unions can take effect, including bans on picketing and strikes.
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Missouri lawmakers test positive for virus, delay work
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Republican leaders in the Missouri Senate postponed work on coronavirus aid funding Monday after numerous senators and staffers tested positive for COVID-19.
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Roughly $1B in federal virus aid unspent in Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri has less than two months to spend roughly $1 billion in federal coronavirus aid, the state budget director told lawmakers during a special session Monday.
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Audit finds $8M in potential Missouri Medicaid overpayments
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri overpaid as much as $8 million for Medicaid health care for out-of-state residents and prisoners in recent years, according to a state audit released this week.
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Missouri Legislature considers $1.2B for virus response
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers returned to work Thursday to debate spending more than $1.1 billion in federal coronavirus aid.
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Trump, Parson, Wagner win in Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Incumbent Republican Gov. Mike Parson has won another four years in office, turning back a challenge from Democratic Auditor Nicole Galloway on Tuesday.
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GOP’s Parson defeats Galloway to remain Missouri governor
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Republican Mike Parson won the Missouri governor’s race on Tuesday, defeating Democratic state Auditor Nicole Galloway for the chance to serve a full term in the role he inherited when his predecessor resigned under a cloud of scandal two years ago.
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Parson defeats Galloway in Missouri governor's race
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Incumbent Republican Gov. Mike Parson has won another four years in office, turning back a challenge from Democratic Auditor Nicole Galloway on Tuesday.
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Parson, Galloway bring competing visions to governor's race
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Voters on Tuesday will choose to give Republican Gov. Mike Parson a full four years in charge of Missouri or to give the job to Democrat Nicole Galloway, in a race that shaped up as a referendum on Parson's approach to the coronavirus pandemic and the …
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Governor, congressional seat are among key Missouri races
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Four years after Republicans turned in a dominant performance in Missouri, the Republican governor and a veteran GOP congresswoman are facing strong challenges from Democrats on Tuesday.
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Governor, congressional seat are among key Missouri races
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Four years after Republicans turned in a dominant performance in Missouri, the Republican governor and a veteran GOP congresswoman are facing strong challenges from Democrats on Tuesday.
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Parson, Galloway bring competing visions to governor's race
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Voters on Tuesday will choose to give Republican Gov. Mike Parson a full four years in charge of Missouri or to give the job to Democrat Nicole Galloway, in a race that shaped up as a referendum on Parson's approach to the coronavirus pandemic and the …
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Regulators suspend Missouri nursing home COVID-19 test lab
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge refused to intervene Wednesday to keep open a Missouri lab that handled coronavirus tests for about 2,500 nursing homes in 11 states after the federal government suspended the lab for what it alleged were serious violations that put patients’ health at risk.
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Regulators suspend Missouri nursing home COVID-19 test lab
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge refused to intervene Wednesday to keep open a Missouri lab that handled coronavirus tests for about 2,500 nursing homes in 11 states after the federal government suspended the lab for what it alleged were serious violations that put patients’ health at risk.
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Regulators suspend Missouri nursing home COVID-19 test lab
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge refused to intervene Wednesday to keep open a Missouri lab that handled coronavirus tests for about 2,500 nursing homes in 11 states after the federal government suspended the lab for what it alleged were serious violations that put patients’ health at risk.
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Voters in some states unable to cast early ballots in person
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — With coronavirus cases spreading rapidly across her state, Samantha Allen laments that Missouri does not allow voters to cast their ballots in person before Election Day.
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Missouri swamped by unemployment claims as cases exceed 500
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — President Donald Trump has approved Missouri Gov. Mike Parson's request for federal disaster declaration, the governor's office announced Thursday.
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GOP Kansas lawmakers curb Democrat Kelly's emergency powers
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers on Thursday extended a state of emergency prompted by the coronavirus crisis after making sure it gave the GOP-controlled Legislature oversight over the actions of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.
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Missouri sees 1st coronavirus death; local elections delayed
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday announced the first coronavirus death in the state happened in Boone County, without providing further details.
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Missouri primary marred by equipment problems, car crash
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Problems with polling site equipment in Missouri's most populous county led some voters to turn away in frustration Tuesday without casting ballots in a presidential primary that figured to further define the Democratic race between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders.
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