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The DOJ is getting involved in Missouri AG Catherine Hanaway’s lawsuit against a nonprofit governing body for high school sports and activities, accusing the organization of sex and race discrimination for denying a board position to a white man. #moleg #mogov
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An update from SOS Denny Hoskins on the 6th District:
Originally, Hoskins said filing would reopen next week since the incumbent, Sam Graves, dropped out at the last minute. The SOS now says Graves withdrew before the window that would trigger the re-opening of candidate filing. #moleg #mogov
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The Missouri Supreme Court last week threw out a state law that prohibited groups like the League of Women Voters from using paid workers in voter registration drives. #moleg #mogov via @jonshorman.bsky.social
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The Missouri House gave bipartisan approval Thursday to legislation that would help Medicaid recipients get healthy, locally grown food if they have been diagnosed with chronic diet-related illnesses. #moleg #mogov
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A wide-ranging health care bill that includes a provision expanding doula services for low-income families across the state passed out of the Missouri House on Thursday. #moleg #mogov
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It’s the fourth year the chamber has sent the legislation to the Senate, where it has foundered. Blocked in 2023 and 2024 by members of the Missouri Freedom Caucus, it hit roadblocks from a handful of GOP senators in 2025 who argued it could penalize stay-at-home parents. #moleg #mogov
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After four years of trying, the Missouri House passed legislation Thursday that would require the state to conduct a study on using psilocybin — also known as “magic mushrooms” — and other alternative therapies to treat depression, substance use or as part end-of-life care. #moleg #mogov
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A bill now heading to Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe’s desk would take all intoxicating hemp products off the shelves starting Nov. 12 — including THC seltzers currently sold in bars and grocery stores — aligning state law with an upcoming federal ban. #moleg #mogov
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Proponents are promising hundreds of millions for education and removal of unregulated slot machines. Opponents say the bill is unconstitutional and law enforcement can rid the state of the convenience store games. #moleg #mogov
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New: Former KC-area officials strike deal with prosecutors, ending criminal investigation.
The deal marks the culmination of a criminal probe into a sparsely populated Jackson County village following a 2023 investigation by @kansascity.com. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...
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After nine hours of debate over competing proposals to ban intoxicating hemp products, the Missouri Senate finally approved a House bill Tuesday night that would align state law with a federal ban set to take effect in November. #moleg #mogov
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New: Kansas City has long benefited from outsized influence in Congress.
But the potential departures of its two most experienced lawmakers — one on his own terms, one forced — could diminish that power. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
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The first Republican primary without an incumbent in 26 years in Missouri’s 6th Congressional District opened Tuesday with a clash over an endorsement that is likely the foreshadowing of a summer-long slugfest between top contenders. #moleg #mogov
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Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Kansas City-based CBD American Shaman and several affiliated companies, demanding an immediate halt to the company’s advertising and sale of kratom products. #moleg #mogov
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A fiscal crunch that threatens to consume Missouri’s remaining general revenue surplus reduced — but did not eliminate — budget earmarks that send money to politically favored projects and organizations. #moleg #mogov
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Organizers say a court fight over Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ ballot language delayed coalition-building, forcing them to abandon a 2026 push. #moleg #mogov
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Public school districts will be encouraged to limit elementary school student use of iPads and laptops in the classroom under a Missouri House bill approved in a 143-10 vote Monday. #moleg #mogov
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A Missouri Senate committee on Monday gave a warm reception to a bill intended to bar candidates from raising money with automatically recurring donations, a practice the sponsor of the legislation called “appalling.” #moleg #mogov
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Because Sam Graves withdrew from the race so late, candidate filing for the 6th District will close tomorrow at 5 p.m. and reopen from Tuesday, April 7, to Friday, April 10.
Here's my look at the candidates circling the GOP primary. #moleg #mogov
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Republican state Sen. Mike Henderson believes he has the support to advance a bill that would impose age limits on kratom sales and ban the stronger opioid-like products known as 7-OH.
But the effort derailed last week when the 7-OH ban ran into bipartisan resistance. #moleg #mogov
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New: Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas announced he will not run for Congress this year after months of speculation. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
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Backers of a new abortion-ban amendment say more time, tighter coordination and earlier support from Missouri Republican leaders could make the difference in 2026. #moleg #mogov
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Submitting signatures to force a referendum on a state law is not enough to suspend a new state law, a Cole County judge ruled Friday in a decision that means Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map is in effect. #moleg #mogov
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Missouri lawmakers advanced legislation this week to create a clear pathway for adults with severe mental illness to receive court-ordered treatment in their communities before they end up hospitalized or incarcerated. #moleg #mogov
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Sam Graves is OUT of the race for the 6th District after 13 terms in Congress.
Subscribers to The Independent's daily newsletter began reading about the likelihood of Graves retirement on Sunday. So get the scoop in your inbox every morning by signing up
(BONUS: It's 100% free). #moleg #mogov
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