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Rudi Keller

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Deputy editor Missouri Independent.

@MO_Independent

Former news editor

@ColumbiaTribune

. I also write Civil War history

Columbia, Momissouriindependent.comJoined January 2011

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The director of Missouri’s child welfare agency told lawmakers this week that the state has “effectively legally orphanized” around 1,500 children. via

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Missouri child welfare agency pitches plan to ‘rebuild’ overbur...

The director of Missouri’s child welfare agency told lawmakers this week that the state has “effectively legally orphanized” around 1,500 children. Those children have had their legal ties to their...

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A Missouri House committee approved four versions of proposals to overhaul the initiative petition process Thursday on party-line votes, despite warnings of well-funded opposition if lawmakers put one on the ballot. #moleg #mogov via

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Four bills making initiative petition process harder passed by Missouri House committee • Missouri...

A Missouri House committee approved four versions of proposals to overhaul the initiative petition process Thursday on party-line votes, despite warnings of well-funded opposition if lawmakers put...

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Party-line votes approve versions of proposals to make it more difficult to reach the ballot and more difficult to pass for constitutional amendments #moleg #mogov #mosen via

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Four bills making initiative petition process harder passed by Missouri House committee • Missouri...

A Missouri House committee approved four versions of proposals to overhaul the initiative petition process Thursday on party-line votes, despite warnings of well-funded opposition if lawmakers put...

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Ranking D on #MoHouse Elections Committee says he expects initiative changes to be defeated at the polls, but expects it to resurface: "There are some pieces of legislation that are zombies and vampires, that no matter how many times you kill them, they come back." #moleg

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#MoHouse Elections Committee now voting on 3d version of #initiative petition overhaul; this would require a majority of registered voters, not majority who turn out, to pass a constitutional amendment. All votes have been 11-5 party-line votes #moleg

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#MoHouse Elections Committee now approves on proposal from Rep. Ed Lewis to require constitutional amendments to receive a majority both statewide and in a majority (82) House districts #moleg

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Missouri Independent

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New Hampshire and Georgia will have a bit longer to implement key changes to when and how they hold Democratic presidential primaries, under an extension a Democratic National Committee panel approved Wednesday. (via

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National Dems give New Hampshire, Georgia more time to change 2024 primary dates • Missouri...

New Hampshire and Georgia will have a bit longer to implement key changes to when and how they hold Democratic presidential primaries.

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#MoHouse Elections Committee votes to send #initiative overhaul to floor w/ requirements for 60% majority for constitutional amendments, requirement for signature gathering in all congressional districts #moleg #mogov

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#moleg committee shows #GOP resistance to #ElectricVehicles in hearing on bill to stop local governments from making charging stations mandatory in new developments #mogov via

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GOP renews push to block Missouri cities, counties from mandating EV charging stations • Missouri...

Some Missouri lawmakers want to bar cities and counties from mandating businesses install electric vehicle chargers.

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For 9 hs, a #moleg committee heard testimony on bills to ban #gender-affirming treatments for minors, block transgender students from playing sports in the gender they identify with & ban #drag shows. Our

@AnneliseHanshaw

was there & breaks it down here:

missouriindependent.com

Missouri committee debates transgender sports, healthcare, drag shows for nine hours • Missouri...

Missouri's House General Laws Committee heard nine hours of testimony over a litany of bills limiting transgender youth and drag shows.

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10 years after St. Louis reclaimed supervision its police, a #MoSenate bill aims to put the department back under state control — a policy originally born out pro-slavery leaders’ attempt to maintain control 150 years ago #moleg #mogov via

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Missouri Republicans push for state to take over control of St. Louis police department • Missouri...

A Missouri Senate bill would put St. Louis police under state control of a governor-appointed board for the first time in a decade.

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"the only people who bully my son and make him feel he is not loved and cared for sit in this (legislature)," Russel Neiss of St. Louis, opposing a bill to ban #gender-affirming treatments for minors. #moleg #mogov #transgender via

@AnneliseHanshaw

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Missouri committee debates transgender sports, healthcare, drag shows for nine hours • Missouri...

Missouri's House General Laws Committee heard nine hours of testimony over a litany of bills limiting transgender youth and drag shows.

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GOP renews push to block Missouri cities, counties from mandating EV charging stations #moleg #mogov via

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GOP renews push to block Missouri cities, counties from mandating EV charging stations • Missouri...

Some Missouri lawmakers want to bar cities and counties from mandating businesses install electric vehicle chargers.

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Missouri Independent

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A Missouri House committee spent nine hours Tuesday night discussing bills aimed at limiting transgender students participation in sports, banning gender-affirming health care for minors and restrictions on drag shows. #moleg #mogov via

@AnneliseHanshaw

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Missouri committee debates transgender sports, healthcare, drag shows for nine hours • Missouri...

Missouri's House General Laws Committee heard nine hours of testimony over a litany of bills limiting transgender youth and drag shows.

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Missouri Independent

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Missouri Republicans push for state to take over control of St. Louis police department #moleg #mogov via

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Missouri Republicans push for state to take over control of St. Louis police department • Missouri...

A Missouri Senate bill would put St. Louis police under state control of a governor-appointed board for the first time in a decade.

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Legislation would penalize and "forever disqualify" the St. Louis mayor if they tried to hinder work of a new governor-appointed board of police commissioners that would oversee the city's police department. #moleg #mogov via

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Missouri Republicans push for state to take over control of St. Louis police department • Missouri...

A Missouri Senate bill would put St. Louis police under state control of a governor-appointed board for the first time in a decade.

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Annelise Hanshaw

@AnneliseHanshaw

AG Andrew Bailey labels the Columbia diversity breakfast performance as “prurient.” During yesterday’s hearing,

said the clips he’s seen of the performance does not fit his definition of prurient.

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Attorney General Andrew Bailey

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In an effort to protect children, my office fired off another letter to Columbia Public Schools' Superintendent Yearwood, clarifying why CPS’ role in the adult themed drag show for middle schoolers was so egregious. (1/9)

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ICYMI:

@AGAndrewBailey

opposes effort to reverse conviction of man prosecutor says is innocent of murder, arguing prosecutor doesn't have jurisdiction over case because it was tried in separate county on change of venue #mocourts #moleg via

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Missouri Supreme Court hears AG’s opposition to prosecutor’s jurisdiction in innocence claim •...

The Missouri Supreme Court weighs the attorney general’s role in cases where prosecutors bring forth innocence claims.

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ICYMI: #MoSenate committee approves bill banning 'critical race theory' but removes provisions blocking #transgender athletes from competing according to their #gender identity #moleg via

@AnneliseHanshaw

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Sweeping education bill clears Missouri Senate committee without anti-transgender provision •...

Missouri's Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee passes a wide-sweeping bill, cuts legislation targeting transgender athletes.

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Missouri Association of Realtors, which has spent millions in recent years on successful initiative petition campaigns, is warning #MoLeg it will oppose anything more than tinkering with the way the constitution is amended by voters. (via

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Missouri realtors vow to fight GOP push to make it harder to amend state constitution • Missouri...

The Missouri Association of Realtors is warning it will oppose anything more than tinkering with the way the constitution is amended.

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ICYMI: The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday from the state’s attorney general opposing yet another local prosecutor’s attempt to argue the innocence of a man convicted of murder. #moleg #mogov via

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Missouri Supreme Court hears AG’s opposition to prosecutor’s jurisdiction in innocence claim •...

The Missouri Supreme Court weighs the attorney general’s role in cases where prosecutors bring forth innocence claims.

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Supporters of the ‘Personal Privacy Protection Act’ say the Parson administration is relying on an overly broad interpretation that is undermining transparency laws missouriindependent.com/2023/01/24/don via

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missouriindependent.com

Donor privacy law being used by Missouri agencies to conceal public records • Missouri Independent

A law pitched as a way to protect donor privacy is being cited by Missouri agencies as a reason to conceal public records from disclosure.

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Who were the big donors who cut a check and got to dine with Parson and his taxpayer-funded staff? The Governor’s office won’t say. via

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Donor privacy law being used by Missouri agencies to conceal public...

Over the course of two nights in early December, Gov. Mike Parson hosted a holiday gala for individuals and corporations who donated money to the nonprofit that helps maintain the Missouri Governor’s...

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The Missouri Association of Realtors, which has spent millions in recent years on successful initiative petition campaigns, is warning #MoLeg it will oppose anything more than tinkering with the way the constitution is amended. #mogov via

missouriindependent.com

Missouri realtors vow to fight GOP push to make it harder to amend state constitution • Missouri...

The Missouri Association of Realtors is warning it will oppose anything more than tinkering with the way the constitution is amended.

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Sam Licklider of

warns that his well-funded group will oppose anything more than 'minimal' changes in #initiative process: “If it goes overboard we will be prepared to take such measures as may be required.” #moleg

missouriindependent.com

Missouri realtors vow to fight GOP push to make it harder to amend state constitution • Missouri...

The Missouri Association of Realtors is warning it will oppose anything more than tinkering with the way the constitution is amended.

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Missouri Independent

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Missouri Supreme Court hears AG’s opposition to prosecutor’s jurisdiction in innocence claim #moleg #mogov #mosen via

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Missouri Supreme Court hears AG’s opposition to prosecutor’s jurisdiction in innocence claim •...

The Missouri Supreme Court weighs the attorney general’s role in cases where prosecutors bring forth innocence claims.

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The court’s decision in Michael Politte’s case could define the state’s attorney general’s role in cases where local prosecutors file motions to set aside convictions #moleg #mogov #mosen via

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Missouri Supreme Court hears AG’s opposition to prosecutor’s jurisdiction in innocence claim •...

The Missouri Supreme Court weighs the attorney general’s role in cases where prosecutors bring forth innocence claims.

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Missouri Independent

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Drag performers at Columbia event push back against Missouri Republican attack #moleg #mogov #mosen via

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missouriindependent.com

Drag performers at Columbia event push back against Missouri Republican attack • Missouri Indepen...

A drag performance at a diversity event attended by Columbia middle schoolers was 'innocent,' the group behind the performance said Sunday.

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Haug says in Fulton, where

has a prison,

@MentalHealthMO

has a hospital,

runs the School for the Deaf,

pays $21/hr, up from $17.38 year ago: "You can find significant examples of the private sector giving more than 8.7% raise.” #moleg

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Budget Director Dan Haug makes the pitch for pay raise and increased shift differential to $2/hr for night work: The state, he said needs "to try and stay in touch with the market we need to do this as quickly as we can." #moleg #mogov

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#MoHouse Budget Committee about to begin, w/supplemental bill including 8.7% pay raise for state workers on the agenda #moleg #mogov Follow along live:

sg001-harmony.sliq.net

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A “shadowy organization” in

leads the effort to undermine #FreeSpeech by coercing #socialmedia companies,

@AGAndrewBailey

Bailey said Friday in a speech to the Missouri chapter of the

#moleg #mogov via

@AnneliseHanshaw

missouriindependent.com

Missouri AG says lawsuit shows 'dystopian' ties of big tech, federal agencies to suppress speech •...

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, in his speech to the Federalist Society, focused on the lawsuit against the Biden Administration.

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Missouri AG says lawsuit shows ‘dystopian’ ties of big tech, federal agencies to suppress speech;

@AGAndrewBailey

delivers first public speech since taking office with keynote address to the

#moleg #mogov via

@AnneliseHanshaw

missouriindependent.com

Missouri AG says lawsuit shows 'dystopian' ties of big tech, federal agencies to suppress speech •...

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, in his speech to the Federalist Society, focused on the lawsuit against the Biden Administration.

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Missouri Independent

@MO_Independent

U.S. mayors, including

, at the White House hear praise from Biden on rebuilding post-pandemic via Adam Goldstein, of

@statesnewsroom

DC Bureau

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U.S. mayors at the White House hear praise from Biden on rebuilding post-pandemic • Missouri...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden hosted more than 200 of the nation’s mayors at the White House on Friday afternoon, highlighting economic growth and the effectiveness of their bipartisan leadership...

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Missouri Independent

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Nearly 200,000 Americans have applied to sponsor refugees fleeing the war in #Ukraine; the people arriving have an uncertain future if they cannot return home within 2 years via

@Ashley__Murray

of States Newsroom DC Bureau

missouriindependent.com

Ukrainians by the thousands arrive in states, but with a time limit • Missouri Independent

Nearly 200,000 Americans have applied to sponsor Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war with Russia that began in February.

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Missouri Independent

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ICYMI: Lawsuit seeks to overturn Missouri #abortion ban as violation of #religious rights St. Louis case argues state constitution’s separation of church and state protects abortion rights #moleg #mogov #mocourts via

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Lawsuit seeks to overturn Missouri abortion ban as violation of religious rights • Missouri...

Missouri's abortion ban crosses the line separating church and state, a lawsuit filed Thursday in St. Louis charges.

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'Apparently, lawmakers are able to cash checks without becoming tools of special interests but the people must be protected from the titans.' - former #GOP congressional staffer Jamie Corley calls out #moleg talking points on changes to initiative process

missouriindependent.com

Missouri voters won't fall for the ballot initiative power grab • Missouri Independent

Missouri lawmakers introduced a slew of bills aimed at restricting voters' ability to amend our constitution through an initiative petition.

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Missouri Rep. Adam Schwadron works with

to stop use of gas to kill shelter animals; Missouri is one of three states where animal shelters use gas chambers; new legislation seeks to stop it

#moleg #mogov via

@AnneliseHanshaw

missouriindependent.com

Missouri lawmaker works with Humane Society to stop use of gas to kill shelter animals • Missouri...

State Rep. Adam Schwadron filed legislation he hopes will end gas euthanasia of dogs and cats in Missouri shelters.

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New ice core analysis shows sharp Greenland warming spike (from

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New ice core analysis shows sharp Greenland warming spike

A sharp spike in Greenland temperatures since 1995 showed the giant northern island 2.7 degrees (1.5 degrees Celsius) hotter than its 20th-century average, the warmest in more than 1,000 years,...

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