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Many bills filed in the Missouri General Assembly are dead on arrival, and that is for the best. But some bills are DOA because they make lawmakers uncomfortable.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The school district might receive more state funds. Gov.

LIBERTY – The Clay County Commissioners visited the Cerner Corp. campus in North Kansas City to support the Operation Safe Vaccination site.

COLUMBIA – Oats Transit, a shared-ride, public transportation company, offers service to people of all ages. “We offer transportation in 87 Missouri counties.

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Community Service Commission has issued the Bicentennial Community Service Challenge. The challenge encourages Missourians to volunteer for 200 hours this year in honor of the state’s 200th year of statehood.

RICHMOND – These results are for contested races in Ray County and Excelsior Springs... HEALTH DEPT.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – School district personnel will receive bigger paychecks in 2021-2022. During its March meeting, the school During its March meeting, the school board approved the district’s salary schedules for next school year, as recommended by Superintendent Dan Hoehn.

RICHMOND – Former Richmond School District Superintendent Mike Aytes’ employment discrimination suit includes allegations of cheating and sexual harassment involving head varsity football and baseball coach Nick Persell.

JEFFERSON CITY – Medicaid expansion advocates celebrated victory in August after more than 53% of voters said the program should add more than 200,000 Missourians. But last week, Republican House Budget Committee members voted down House Bill 20, which would have provided almost $1.9 billion in funding for the voter-approved expansion.

WOOD HEIGHTS – Whether Wood Heights Fire Department will have equipment that continues to work when needed is up to voters Tuesday. They will vote Proposition A up or down.