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Missouri Independent @missouriindependent.com · 3h

A Missouri company is taking an Iowa health care provider to court, accusing it of trying to poach dying hospice patients.

Missouri company accuses Iowa hospice of trying to poach dying customers • Missouri Independent

A Missouri company is taking an Iowa health care provider to court for allegedly poaching dying hospice patients.

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German chemical giant Bayer must pay a $600 million Missouri court judgment that found its herbicide Roundup causes cancer, a ruling the company says could hasten a decision to stop making the popular product. #moleg #mogov

Missouri Supreme Court refuses to review $600 million judgement in Roundup cancer lawsuit • Missouri Independent

German chemical giant Bayer must pay a $600 million Missouri court judgment that found its herbicide Roundup causes cancer.

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As federal pandemic aid runs out, the state general revenue fund must pick up the difference. But Missouri's massive surplus is dwindling and tax receipts show no growth. #moleg #mogov

Missouri public schools, Medicaid need $1 billion more to continue current programs • Missouri Independent

Missouri’s bank balance looked healthy at the end of September but spending demands and earmarked projects will take the most of any surplus.

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Judge throws out lawsuit challenging Missouri’s parental consent abortion law for minors

The Jackson County judge didn’t draw any conclusions around whether the current parental consent law is unconstitutional under the reproductive rights amendment. #moleg #mogov

Judge throws out lawsuit challenging Missouri’s parental consent abortion law for minors • Missouri Independent

The lawsuit targeted a Missouri requirement that minors obtain parental consent before getting an abortion and a ban on anyone aiding or assisting minors.

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The state has worked to purge the microbusiness program of alleged ‘predatory’ practices. Contracts at the heart of 22 revoked licenses were written by an attorney who represents the state’s cannabis trade group and had a hand in the drafting of the marijuana legalization amendment. #moleg #mogov

Missouri lawyer for cannabis trade group behind contracts tied to revoked licenses • Missouri Independent

Missouri cannabis regulators have worked to purge the social-equity program of alleged ‘predatory’ practices.

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The proposed constitutional amendment set to go before voters next year would ban nearly all abortions, with limited exceptions for medical emergencies and survivors of sexual assault. #moleg #mogov

Judge approves ballot language for amendment reinstating Missouri abortion ban • Missouri Independent

Attorneys continue to argue the ballot language for the proposed amendment does not clearly state that it will ban abortion.

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Slot machines in locations across Missouri violate state gambling laws, a federal jury found Monday in a verdict that Torch Electronics, the most visible operator of “gray market” games, unfairly forced a competitor out of 20 locations. #moleg #mogov

Torch lured business in Missouri with illegal video games, federal jury finds • Missouri Independent

Slot machines in locations across Missouri violate state gambling laws, a federal jury found Monday in a verdict that Torch Electronics.

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Missouri Independent @missouriindependent.com · 2d

US prison population rises for second straight year

US prison population rises for second straight year • Missouri Independent

The nation’s prison population grew for the second consecutive year in 2023, reversing more than a decade of steady decline.

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A former speaker of the Missouri House whose final year in office was dominated by allegations of misconduct is trying to become a judge in St. Louis County. #moleg #mogov

Former Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher hopes to be named a judge in St. Louis County • Missouri Independent

Dean Plocher's final year in office involved allegations of misconduct and inspired two lawsuits. Now he wants to become a judge.

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday is scheduled to hear oral arguments in a case that could reverse or solidify state laws across the country that ban a controversial counseling practice for LGBTQ+ youth.

Conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ minors goes before the Supreme Court • Missouri Independent

The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on Tuesday in a case that could reverse or solidify state laws across the country that ban conversion therapy, a controversial counseling practice...

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The Missouri Attorney General’s Office is demanding health records of Planned Parenthood abortion patients in an effort to argue in favor of keeping in place several regulations that limit access to the procedure. #moleg #mogov

Missouri attorney general subpoenas Planned Parenthood for patient abortion records • Missouri Independent

Missouri's attorney general subpoenaed for health records of Planned Parenthood abortion patients as part of ongoing litigation around abortion access.

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Harvest of stress: Soybean farmers await help as tariff dispute closes China market #moleg #mogov

Harvest of stress: Soybean farmers await help as tariff dispute closes China market • Missouri Independent

As farmers harvest the soybeans they planted in the spring, it’s hard not to think about the ongoing trade dispute with China.

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Missouri's request calls for SNAP restrictions on candy, soda and desserts, along with expanded incentives for healthy purchases. Nonprofit and industry leaders are concerned that nutritious food will remain out of reach for many. #moleg #mogov

Missouri seeks federal waiver to ban candy, soda and desserts from SNAP purchases • Missouri Independent

The waiver comes as federal changes narrow eligibility to receive SNAP and impose costs on the state to implement requirements.

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Missouri Independent @missouriindependent.com · 21d

Gov. Mike Kehoe went on the offensive Wednesday against critics of the new congressional map approved by Missouri lawmakers, issuing a statement seeking to rebut charges that one Kansas City precinct was accidentally placed in two different districts. #moleg #mogov

Court battle looms over KC precinct listed twice in Missouri’s new congressional map • Missouri Independent

Gov. Mike Kehoe issued a statement seeking to rebut charges that a precinct had been duplicated in the new Missouri congressional map.

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Democracy is under strain, and the right question to ask is whether anyone cares enough to make a difference, former Gov. Jay Nixon told a crowd Wednesday afternoon at Westminster College in Fulton. #moleg #mogov

Former Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon urges Americans to 'resist apathy with action' • Missouri Independent

Democracy is under strain, and the right question to ask is whether anyone cares enough to make a difference, former Gov. Jay Nixon said.

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Additional public education experts are joining discussions on the future of the state’s school funding formula as work groups convene for bi-monthly meetings. #moleg #mogov

Public education leaders guide task force studying Missouri school funding • Missouri Independent

A task force charged with updating Missouri's school funding formula is bringing in education experts as work groups convene.

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Missouri Independent @missouriindependent.com · 22d

The warden fired from Jefferson City Correctional Center in the aftermath of an inmate’s death is suing the state, alleging she lost her job due to age, gender, racial and disability discrimination. #moleg #mogov

Fired Missouri warden alleges discrimination in lawsuit against corrections department • Missouri Independent

The warden fired from Jefferson City Correctional Center after an inmate’s death is suing the state, alleging age, gender, racial and disability discrimination.

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Missouri Independent @missouriindependent.com · 22d

Missouri workers can bet on paying more for health insurance next year #moleg #mogov via @thebeacon.bsky.social

Missouri workers can bet on paying more for health insurance next year • Missouri Independent

Health insurance premiums in Missouri are expected to jump in 2026, and many businesses say they’ll pass some of the increase on to workers.

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The Missouri Attorney General’s Office is allowed to access patient health information as part of its investigation into the Washington University Transgender Center, an appeals court ruled Tuesday. #moleg #mogov

Appeals court gives Missouri AG pathway to Transgender Center patient records • Missouri Independent

Missouri's Eastern District Court of Appeals opens the door for the state's attorney general to receive unredacted patient records.

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Missouri Independent @missouriindependent.com · 23d

A Democratic legislator from Springfield faces a Missouri House ethics investigation because of an obscene text message sent to a Republican colleague during debate over the new congressional district map. #moleg #mogov

Missouri House Democrat faces ethics inquiry, loses committee seats over obscene text • Missouri Independent

A Democratic legislator from Springfield faces a Missouri House ethics investigation over an obscene text sent to a Republican colleague.

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Missouri Independent @missouriindependent.com · 24d

Gov. Mike Kehoe called a special session to redraw Missouri’s congressional map without a compelling reason, attorneys for the Missouri NAACP said Monday.

Therefore, they contend, the map passed by lawmakers should be declared void. #moleg #mogov

Judge hears arguments in case seeking to toss Missouri’s new congressional maps • Missouri Independent

Gov. Mike Kehoe asked lawmakers to redraw Missouri’s congressional map without a good reason, attorneys for the Missouri NAACP said Monday.

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In July, Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a bill into law establishing a fund to pay for hyperbaric oxygen therapy for veterans with a traumatic brain injury or PTSD. #moleg #mogov

Deaths prompt state lawmakers to consider new hyperbaric oxygen therapy rules • Missouri Independent

The deaths of two people, one of them a child, have thrown a spotlight on the largely unregulated world of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

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Missouri Independent @missouriindependent.com · 24d

Three lawsuits and a referendum: New Missouri congressional map faces multiple attacks #moleg #mogov

Three lawsuits and a referendum: New Missouri congressional map faces multiple attacks • Missouri Independent

Immediately after Missouri Republicans passed a gerrymandered congressional map lawsuits were filed challenging its constitutionality.

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Missouri Independent @missouriindependent.com · 25d

“It seems that if you have any independent thought, or even just raise a question, you have a problem with this Republican Party,” said Sen. Lincoln Hough, R-Springfield. “And that is not the Republican Party that, 15 years ago when I first ran for the House, that I was part of.” #moleg #mogov

Missouri GOP senator slams party leaders for forcing vote on bills without allowing debate • Missouri Independent

The Missouri Senate died Friday afternoon when Republican leaders refused to allow debate on a measure weakening the initiative petition process, GOP state Sen. Lincoln Hough said in an interview with...

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Missouri Independent @missouriindependent.com · 25d

The Missouri Independent’s staff won 28 awards Saturday — including 10 first place honors — in the annual Missouri Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. #moleg #mogov

The Independent wins 28 journalism awards in annual Missouri Press contest • Missouri Independent

The Missouri Independent's staff won 28 awards Saturday — including nine first place honors — in the annual Missouri Press Association Better Newspaper Contest.

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