JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Secretary Ashcroft said he was pleased with the court’s decision Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Missouri NAACP and the League of Women Voters that challenged the photo identification aspects of Missouri’s new election law, HB 1878. Judge Jon E. Beetem of the Circuit Court of Cole County granted […]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office will not be required to process the sample initiative petition delivered by Jeffrey K. Basinger before the November 8 general election following a judgment in the Circuit Court of Cole County. Mr. Basinger is seeking to amend the Missouri Constitution to enshrine the right to abortion.
LENEXA, Kan. – Auto dealership and repair shop Midwest Motors of Eureka, Missouri, will pay a $15,000 civil penalty for allegedly tampering with car engines to render emissions controls inoperative in violation of the federal Clean Air Act. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Kociela Enterprises Inc., doing business as Midwest Motors, sold
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LENEXA, Kan. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host four lead awareness training sessions in St. Louis in October and November to reduce childhood lead exposure. The Enhancing Lead-Safe Work Practices through Education and Outreach (ELSWPEO) program comes as EPA celebrates Children’s Health Month and prepares for National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Oct.
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.2 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. The index for all items less food and energy was up 0.4 percent , and the food index rose 0.8 percent
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CHICAGO, Ill. – Illinois Humanities has awarded $230,000 to 46 humanities-based organizations across Illinois to support their continued recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 46 grantees are located across 20 Illinois counties, with 50 percent of the organizations based outside of Cook County. “These organizations take the form of libraries, cultural hubs,
PERRYVILLE – The Perry County Commission has appointed Perry County Detective Jason Klaus to serve as Perry County sheriff. Perry County Detective Jason Klaus, a 26-year veteran of the sheriff’s department was sworn into the office of sheriff by Perry County Clerk Jared Kutz Thursday afternoon after the Perry County Commission unanimously voted to appoint
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WASHINGTON – A new national poll commissioned by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and conducted by brilliant corners Research and Strategies has found that ahead of the 2022 midterm election, strong majorities of likely voters, across the political spectrum and across race and gender, believe our democracy is under threat and fear it
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri hunters in need of hunter education certification now have a new interactive online offering in addition to existing hunter education courses. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has expanded its partnership with the hunter safety course provider Kalkomey Enterprises, LLC, to offer a new fun and engaging, game-style learning option through
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Thursday that his office has secured a sentence of 320 years of imprisonment for James Cummings, who was convicted of shooting two police officers. Judge Coleman, of Jefferson County, sentenced Cummings to four life sentences for four counts of Assault in the First Degree on
