Government and politics

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Government and politicsMar 1, 2023

Missouri debates ban on LGBTQ education for all grades

Missouri lawmakers are debating a proposal to ban most LGBTQ education subjects in public schools across grade levels

Government and politicsFeb 28, 2023

School shooting survivors call on Missouri lawmakers to act

Survivors of a deadly school shooting in St. Louis are speaking out at the Missouri Capitol

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Government and politicsFeb 28, 2023

St. Louis prosecutor faces mounting criticism over crash

Missouri Republicans who want the state to take over prosecutions of violent crimes in St. Louis are sharply criticizing the city’s embattled prosecutor after a teenage volleyball player from Tennessee lost her legs in a crash caused by a speeding driver facing felony charges

Government and politicsFeb 22, 2023

Missouri lawmakers approve 8.7% raise for state workers

Missouri state workers are in line to get an 8.7% pay raise

Government and politicsFeb 14, 2023

Bill would compel teachers to tell parents about gender talk

Missouri public school teachers would be required to tell parents if question their gender identity under a bill advancing in the state Senate

Government and politicsJan 25, 2023

Drag queens speak against Missouri bills on transgender kids

Drag queens in full makeup and dozens of other advocates are rallying against Missouri bills aimed at transgender children and drag shows

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Government and politicsJan 18, 2023

Missouri Gov. Parson calls for $860M to widen I-70

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson wants to spend nearly $860 million to widen Interstate 70

Government and politicsJan 17, 2023

Missouri Treasurer Vivek Malek takes office

Republican Vivek Malek has been sworn in as Missouri's new state treasurer

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General newsJan 11, 2023

Missouri governor proposes 8.7% pay raise for state workers

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is proposing an 8.7% pay raise for state workers as a way to offset inflation and discourage employees from leaving for better paying jobs