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The Independent

@MO_Independent

The Missouri Independent is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization covering state government, politics and policy.

Jefferson City, MO

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Joined September 2020

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Jul 9, 2023
“My daddy wasn’t a U.S. senator or governor,” @crystal_quade said in announcing her run for governor. “I don’t own a car dealership, or a cattle farm. I’m a mom, a social worker and a leader who builds bridges to make change.” #moleg #mogov via @J_Hancock
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Democratic legislative leader launches campaign for Missouri governor • Missouri Independent
Democrat Crystal Quade announced Sunday she was running for Missouri governor in 2024, vowing to restore abortion rights.
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Jun 1, 2023
Anyone with a Missouri address can now request emergency contraception pills be shipped to them by mail, for free, under a pilot program launched Thursday by a health care nonprofit. #moleg #mogov via @clarabatess
Missouri nonprofit launches initiative to provide free emergency contraception by mail • Missouri...
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May 27, 2023
Former Missouri Attorney General @Eric_Schmitt lacked any legal authority to order school districts to end COVID-19 mitigation measures, a Jackson County judge ruled Friday. #moleg #mogov #mosen via @J_Hancock
Judge rules Missouri AG had no authority to order end of school mask mandates • Missouri Independent
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Nov 15, 2022
A Cole County judge on Monday ruled staff in the Missouri attorney general’s office, while it was being run by now-U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, used private email accounts to “knowingly and purposefully” subvert the state’s open records law. #moleg #mosen #mogov
Missouri judge rules AG’s office under Josh Hawley ‘knowingly’ violated transparency laws •...
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Aug 13, 2024
BREAKING: Abortion will be on Missouri’s statewide ballot in November. A citizen-led initiative petition hoping to enshrine the right to abortion up until the point of fetal viability received final approval Tuesday. #moleg #mogov via @annaspoerre
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Missouri voters will decide whether to legalize abortion in November • Missouri Independent
A citizen-led initiative petition hoping to enshrine the right to abortion in the Missouri Constitution will appear on the November ballot.
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Oct 14, 2024
Josh Hawley draws rebuke over use of private jets for Missouri Senate campaign The first-term Republican’s campaign spent more than $132,000 on chartered flights between mid-December and June #mosen #moleg via @J_Hancock
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Josh Hawley draws rebuke over use of private jets for Missouri Senate campaign • Missouri Indepen...
Josh Hawley has spent more than $130,000 on private plane travel since December, after mocking private jet use in his 2018 campaign.
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Oct 4, 2024
Jack Danforth blames Josh Hawley for Missourians losing out on radiation compensation #moleg #mogov #mosen via @RudiKellerMI & @Allie_Kite
Jack Danforth blames Josh Hawley for Missourians losing out on radiation compensation • Missouri...
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Dec 20, 2023
In a statehouse short on space, Dean Plocher converted an office into a liquor ‘pantry’ Public records show the Missouri House spent $60,000 of taxpayer money renovating the speaker’s office — including $29,000 on new furniture. #moleg #mogov
In a statehouse short on space, Dean Plocher converted an office into a liquor ‘pantry’ • Missouri...
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Jul 14, 2023
Missouri has decided to turn down millions in federal food aid for low-income children #moleg #mogov via @clarabatess
Missouri has decided to turn down millions in federal food aid for low-income children • Missouri...
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Aug 26, 2024
A Missouri law declaring some federal gun regulations “invalid” is unconstitutional because it violates the U.S. Constitution’s supremacy clause, a federal appeals court in St. Louis unanimously ruled on Monday. #moleg #mogov
Federal appeals court declares Missouri’s ‘Second Amendment Preservation Act’ unconstitutional •...
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Jul 30, 2024
NEW: University of Missouri bows to Republican pressure and eliminates campus DEI division #moleg #mogov via @RudiKellerMI
University of Missouri bows to Republican pressure and eliminates campus DEI division • Missouri...
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May 10, 2024
Federal court rules Missourians were illegally denied food aid by the state #moleg #mogov via @clarabatess
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Federal court rules Missourians were illegally denied food aid by the state • Missouri Independent
A federal judge ruled Missouri's social services agency has violated the law in the way it has administered its food assistance program.
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Aug 7, 2024
Crystal Quade captures Democratic nomination for Missouri governor #moleg #mogov
Crystal Quade captures Democratic nomination for Missouri governor • Missouri Independent
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Jul 8, 2024
A St. Louis judge determined Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has no right to access unredacted private health information of transgender children treated at the Washington University Transgender Center. #moleg #mogov via @AnneliseHanshaw
Judge rules Missouri AG has no right to medical records of transgender minors at Wash U • Missouri...
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