Medicaid Expansion, Tight Races Bring Missouri Voters Out
(CN) — Following the trend of eye-raising political upsets by Progressive Democrats, Cori Bush has ended Lacy Clay’s reign as
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Masked Voters Turn Out for Missouri Primary
Missouri voters, clad in masks and equipped with hand sanitizer, braved the Covid-19 threat Tuesday to cast ballots in the state’s primary election.
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Coronavirus Response Could See Shake-Up in Missouri Governor’s Race
The Trump train that barreled through the country in 2016 seems to have derailed and the fallout could lead to a change in power in the Missouri governor’s mansion.
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The Missouri Supreme Court denied the NAACP’s request to vacate an order that denied its request for a preliminary injunction to void a notary requirement for absentee ballots.
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Judge Grants Class Status in Missouri Public Defender Case
A Missouri judge has granted class certification to a group of indigent criminal defendants challenging the state’s practice of putting them on a waiting list for a public defender.
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Missouri Court Shuts Down Effort to Defund Planned Parenthood
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled 6-1 Tuesday that a provision in a state appropriations bill that would have deprived Planned Parenthood of millions of dollars for medical services reimbursements is unconstitutional.
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Class Status Sought in Missouri Suit Over Public Defender Wait List
A lawyer for a group of indigent defendants challenging Missouri’s practice of putting them on a waiting list for a public defender urged a state judge Friday morning to let them sue as a class.
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Missouri Court Slashes $4.7 Billion Award in Baby Powder Case
A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday upheld a jury verdict against Johnson & Johnson over damages caused by its talcum powder products, but reduced the award from $4.7 billion to $2.1 billion.
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Fight for Vote-by-Mail Hits Missouri Supreme Court
The push for unrestricted absentee voting in Missouri during the Covid-19 pandemic shifted to the state’s high court Monday, after a judge shot down the effort last month.
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Satanist Loses Challenge to Missouri Abortion Consent Law
Missouri’s law requiring physicians to give women a pro-life booklet and perform an ultrasound before an abortion does not infringe on a Satanist’s religious freedom, the Eighth Circuit ruled Tuesday.
Read moreSt. Louis Protest Organizers Call for Reparations, Defunding of Police
Joining millions of others across the country, thousands of protesters took to the streets of downtown St. Louis on Sunday afternoon to protest institutional racism and police brutality in honor of George Floyd.
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Lone Missouri Abortion Clinic Allowed to Stay Open
Missouri wrongfully withheld Planned Parenthood’s license for the state’s only abortion clinic, an administrative panel ruled Friday.
Read moreSalon Chain Closes Outlets After Virus-Related Threats
The Great Clips hair salon chain has temporarily closed its outlets in Springfield, Missouri, after receiving threatening messages due to news that two of its hairstylists who tested positive for the coronavirus might have exposed 140 clients to the illness.
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Missouri Judge Rejects Bid for Widespread Absentee Voting
A lawsuit seeking to allow absentee voting in Missouri in light of the Covid-19 crisis was dismissed by a state judge who found that the complaint asked for measures that went beyond concerns over the pandemic.
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Missouri Pushes Back on Absentee Voting for All Residents
A lawyer for Missouri argued Tuesday that a lawsuit seeking to allow all eligible voters in the state to cast absentee ballots in light of Covid-19 pandemic is overly broad and would fundamentally change how those ballots are issued.
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Judge Tosses Lawsuit Over Working Conditions at Missouri Meat Plant
In a ruling that could help quell the concern of disruption in the food supply, a Smithfield Foods meat-processing plant in Missouri can continue to operate without substantial interruption after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit seeking better protections against Covid-19 for its workers.
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Two musicians sued University City, Missouri in federal court, claiming its recent enforcement of an ordinance barring public performance of music in the traditional busking site called the Delmar Loop is unconstitutional.
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Missouri Sues China Over Fallout From Coronavirus Outbreak
Missouri’s Republican attorney general filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the government of China and the Chinese Communist Party, accusing them of being responsible for the global spread of the coronavirus that has sickened millions worldwide and tanked economies.
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Missourians March on Capitol to Protest Lockdown Order
Echoing cries from across the country, protesters gathered at the Missouri State Capitol on Tuesday demanding an end to Governor Mike Parson’s stay-at-home order aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus.
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Grand Juror Fights to Break Silence on Michael Brown Case
A member of the Michael Brown grand jury argued Thursday before the Eighth Circuit that she should be allowed to publicly speak about her experience in the 2014 shooting case that sparked months of protests.
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