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After Capitol Riot Backlash, Sen. Josh Hawley's Book Will Hit Shelves In May

"We're proud to publish Mr. Hawley's book, which his original publisher has made more important than ever," Regnery Publishing President Thomas Spence said Monday.

January 18, 2021
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  • Vanessa Romo
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is the city's first Black Circuit Court attorney. On Thursday a circuit judge disqualified her and her staff from prosecuting the case against Mark McCloskey.

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St. Louis Prosecutor Taken Off Case Of Couple Who Brandished Guns At BLM Protesters

A judge in St. Louis rules that in sending fundraising emails seeking reelection, Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner jeopardized Mark McCloskey's right to a fair trial.

December 11, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
A voter casts a ballot on Tuesday at Jennings Senior High School in Jennings, Mo., a St. Louis suburb. Voters passed an amendment to Missouri's constitution that opens the door to redrawing state legislative districts that don't take into account children, noncitizens and other residents who are not eligible to vote.

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A National Fight Over Who Is Counted In Voting Districts May Arise From Missouri

A new amendment to Missouri's constitution opens the door to redrawing state legislative districts that don't take into account children, noncitizens and other residents who are not eligible to vote.

November 06, 2020
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  • Hansi Lo Wang
"The government chooses to persecute us for doing no more than exercising our right to defend ourselves, our home, our property and our family," said Mark McCloskey, alongside his wife Patricia on Tuesday outside the Carnahan Courthouse.

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White Gun-Wielding St. Louis Couple Reportedly Indicted By Grand Jury

"I've been told they've been charged with exhibiting a firearm and tampering with evidence," Joel Schwartz, who represents Mark and Patricia McCloskey told NPR.

October 07, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
Gov. Mike Parson and his wife, Teresa, share a kiss after he was sworn in as Missouri's 57th governor in 2018.

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Missouri Governor And Wife To Host Fall Festival Days After COVID-19 Diagnosis

"Come enjoy the outdoor activities and the beautiful fall decorations," said first lady Teresa Parson days after her diagnosis. The event is on Oct. 3, the final day of a 10-day quarantine window.

September 26, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, here at an August news conference in St. Louis, says he and his wife, Teresa Parson, "are both fine" after testing positive for the coronavirus.

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Missouri Governor And Wife Test Positive For The Coronavirus

The governor, who has a spotty track record of wearing face coverings, said he and the first lady "are both fine." He added he is not showing any symptoms.

September 23, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
Nika Cotton recently opened  Soulcentricitea in Kansas City, Mo. When public schools shut down in the spring, Cotton had no one to watch her young children who are 8 and 10. So she quit her job in social work — and lost her health insurance — in order to start her own business.

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Missouri Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion Despite Resistance From Republican Leaders

Missouri is the second state to expand the health care program via ballot measure during the pandemic. Nearly a quarter-million people could get health insurance thanks to the measure.

August 05, 2020
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  • Alex Smith
Voters in Kirkwood, Mo., cast ballots on Nov. 6, 2018 that helped decide the balance of power in Congress. Next week they'll get the chance to decide whether to expand Medicaid in their state. The measure could extend health coverage to more than 230,000 more Missourians.

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Will Missouri Be The Next Red State To Expand Medicaid? Voters To Decide

Advocates for expansion say it would create jobs, protect hospitals from budget cuts, bring billions of federal taxpayer dollars back to the state, and bring health coverage to 230,000 more people.

July 30, 2020
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  • Cara Anthony
Kanakuk Kamps closed its overnight K-2 program after 41 people tested poisitve for the coronavirus, local health officials said last week. As of Monday, that number had doubled to at least 82 positive results.

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At Least 82 Coronavirus Cases Linked To Missouri Sleepaway Camp

Kanakuk Kamps shut down its K-2 program after 41 campers, staff and counselors tested positive. That number has since doubled, according to county health officials.

July 10, 2020
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  • Jason Slotkin
American University professor Angela Davis, editor of "Policing the Black Man"

Policing The Black Man

It’s been three years since 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot dead by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. The chaos in Ferguson brought to...

August 10, 2017
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