Hoskins passes another pro-animal bill
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JEFFERSON CITY – State Sen. Denny Hoskins got another dog bill through the General Assembly.
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Missouri launches online, one-stop shop for PPE
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri agencies are working on measures to increase the supply of personal protective equipment, or PPE, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
State lawmakers just say no to monitoring drugs
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JEFFERSON CITY – At the start of this year’s General Assembly session, Missouri remained the only state without a prescription drug monitoring program, or PDMP.
Hobbled absentee voting bill limps to final-day passage
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JEFFERSON CITY – What passed in the last 25 minutes of this year’s General Assembly session did less than hoped to make voting safer and easier, but helped, state Rep. Peggy McGaugh said.
Election day delay inconsistent with history
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JEFFERSON CITY – The decision by Gov. Mike Parson and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, both Republicans, to delay the April 7 municipal elections to June 2 has drawn criticism from leading Democrats.
CLEANER MO OR DIRTY MO?
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Republicandominated General Assembly passed a bill asking voters for a redo.
Mo. hopes for more seat belt use
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JEFFERSON CITY – With Missouri seatbelt use rising over the past three years, highway safety professionals seek continued progress.
Jeff City shows preference for out-of-state businesses
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JEFFERSON – Missouri lawmakers failed again to require online sales tax collections, despite declining revenue.
City-owned Dunbar land transferred to private owners for redevelopment
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The City Council voted to transfer cityowned land near Dunbar to private residents for residential development.
Charges filed in Convenience Store shooting
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The suspect who was apprehended by ESPD at the scene of a shooting outside an Excelsior Springs convenience store has now been charged.
Clay County Court on Thursday issued a warrant charging Dylan G. Townsend, 25, from Excelsior Springs with First Degree Assault, Armed Criminal Action and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm. Townsend's bond is set at $500,000.
