Pictured is actually a Republican, Rep. Chris Sander, who now says he’s considering leaving the party due to LGBTQ issues.
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Multimedia Journalist KMOV-4, CBS affiliate in St. Louis. Formerly KMTV-Omaha. UNL Grad. Fan of: Huskers/Packers/Mariners
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Missouri House Democrats holding press conference denouncing the two trans-related bills that passed this morning.
One bill bans trans-medical care for people under 18. The other requires student-athletes to play with the gender assigned at birth.
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Earlier this year, I covered the city from slowing the process down to allowing recreational facilities. The city administrator says many in town don’t want pot sales here.
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Residents last year were split, voting 49% to allow pot, 51% to not allow recreational weed.
The city of Des Peres has been fairly hostile to pot compared to other STL suburbs.
Last year they slowed a medical dispensary coming to the city.
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This appears to be the first city in the area, and possibly in the state to seek to do this. If the Board of Aldermen votes to do this, then the people will vote on whether to ban dispensaries in November 2024. Voters would need to give 60% to ban them in order for it to be law.
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I took a bit of a Twitter hiatus to learn the ropes of St. Louis but I’m starting back up.
The city of Des Peres is considering banning recreational marijuana stores in the city. This comes after Missouri legalized it last year.
Packed meeting.
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- Yes7.5%
- No92.5%
454 votesFinal results
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He also said he'll go along with some of the concessions, even ones he doesn't like, but said if McCarthy just hands committee chairmanships to the holdouts: "That's a red line."
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Just spoke with Rep. Don Bacon on the Speaker battle. He said he's told by a good source Kevin McCarthy got about half the holdouts on his side.
He went on to call the gridlock embarrassing for the GOP & the country b/c the voters wanted the GOP to govern in the House.
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After a month of lying to my parents about having to work on Christmas, weeks of convincing them not to send presents to Omaha, a cancelled flight out of freezing Omaha on Friday and then the fight being reinstated *A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE* I finally got to surprise my parents! ❤️🎄
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PS - I’ll be back tomorrow in the early morning….not sure I’ll get the same reactions….
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I had a blast walking around the airport today talking to travelers. People were actually pretty relaxed about the storm coming!
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It's the middle of the holiday travel season and December 21 is sometimes the single biggest travel day of the year, and of course, an impending winter storm is coming. @jonnykip21 #Omaha #Nebraska
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The one day I decide to stay home and watch the NFL noon games at home....and the app and website won't stream anything live.
I think the World Cup Final coverage screwed something up internally...
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Really well written piece on opioid addiction from a Lincoln doctor, who experienced it himself.
I know Dr. Frayser a little bit, he coached me in youth football and he saw me as a patient at least once.
Wonderful man and I'm happy he's in recovery.
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"And it’s those kind of comments and those actions of eating dinner a guy who has made terrible, terrible anti-semitic comments that makes him really unelectable in the general election and hopefully in the primaries as well," said Bacon.
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Rep. Don Bacon on CSPAN asked about Trump's comments about suspending the constitution.
“I think it is totally unacceptable. I thought it was a reprehensible comment."
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I haven’t been this pumped about a Husker basketball win for like 4 years…the last time Nebraska beat Creighton…
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BIG TIME ROAD WIN @HuskerHoops @Huskers WELL DESERVED @CoachHoiberg and Crew!!!!
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An arrest affidavit for Mickey Joseph claims:
-Mickey & wife argued over infidelity
-Mickey strangled her on the couch
-Mickey then grabbed her hair, threw her down and punched her in the face
-Mickey tried to flush her phone down the toilet
-Wife's brother was at the house
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Tracking local US Senators on the same-sex marriage protections:
Fischer: No
Grassley: No
Ernst: Yes
Sasse: No Vote
Sasse, who is leaving next month, is at home after his wife had a medical issue, according to Politico.
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12 GOP senators voted to advance bill enshrining protections for same-sex marriage into federal law:
Collins
Tillis
Portman
Murkowski
Romney
Blunt
Lummis
Capito
Sullivan
Ernst
Young
Burr
Vote was 62-37
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I'll have more from this interview soon. Bacon also discussed the Speaker race/supporting McCarthy, what the GOP-led House will do and whether a slim majority gives people like him more say in the House.
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I spoke w/ Rep. Don Bacon today, who largely blames Trump for GOP underperforming in the midterms.
“They like the policies, but the bombast, the name-calling, the lack of self control, cost us 10-14 seats in the House, probably costed us 3-4 seats in the Senate.”
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News coming from ....He said he'll look to find a moderate Republican if McCarthy doesn't have the votes.
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SCOOP: @RepMTG's worst fears could soon be coming true.
DON BACON (R-Neb.) tells @NBCNews he's willing to work with DEMS to elect a moderate Speaker if 218 Republicans can't agree on a candidate. @RepDonBacon
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Of note: Dave Lopez, the attorney for Julie Slama in the Herbster case that was recently dropped, and who also has served as attorney for conservative causes, will serve as Pillen's Chief of Staff.
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Sasse to resign in 2023 officially.
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thrilled to join Gator Nation in February — very excited about the work ahead. Melissa and I have had the great honor of serving Nebraskans in the Senate these 8 yrs — I will finish out the upcoming lameduck session and resign in the first week of January twitter.com/UF/status/1590…
Bellevue Mayor Rusty Hike (R) got another 4 years, winning his race over Democrat Thomas Burns by around 10%.
Hike has made economic development and growing the city a major priority.
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Super tight County Attorney race in Lancaster County.
Pat Condon (R): 50.5%
Adam Morfeld (D):49.8%
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I will also preface this by saying....more ballots will come in Friday. That's the early vote that arrived Tuesday. Those will lean Dem but likely only to effect the closest races.
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So if Dornan can come back (He's down by about 1%) the GOP would have a fillibuster-proof majority....I think....
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How these races are looking:
-von Gillern over Maxwell-Ostdiek - R win
-Cavanugh over Mirch - D win
-DeBoer over Goding - D win
-Stu Dornan (R) vs John Frederickson - too close to call
-Dungan over Barger - D win
-Kauth over Royers - R win
-Holdcroft over Lauritsen - R win
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My quick math showed it’s VERY likely the GOP holds 29 seats…and will need to win 4 of these to get a filibuster-proof majority.
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Rep. Don Bacon takes lead over Democrat Tony Vargas:
Bacon: 50.4%
Vargas: 49.6%
About 2,200 votes separates them.
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Oh man this Bacon-Vargas race.....
Tony Vargas: 50.01%
Don Bacon: 49.99%
20 votes separates the two men.
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One surprise of the night? Sarah Slattery is keeping it close in a legislative race against Rob Clements, one of the most conservative members of the legislature.
The district includes Cass County and small part of western Lancaster county.
Clements is up 50.4%-49.6%.
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With more returns in Aaron Hanson leads Greg Gonzalez by about 130 votes. It seems likely we won't know the winner until Friday in that race.
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Jim Pillen takes the stage...
"Holy moly....this is absolutely incredible....There is no place like Nebraska."
He said he reached out to Carol Blood and thanked her.
"I will be the governor of the people of Nebraska for the people of Nebraska."
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A sign of how things are fairing nationally.
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In House races rated as tossup or "lean" by 538, Democrats currently lead in 17 and Republicans in 7.
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We should no A LOT more on this race at 9:45, that's when Douglas and Sarpy drop more election day ballots.
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Nebraska-2 Race - 9pm Results
Don Bacon (R): 49.6%
Tony Vargas (D): 50.4%
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Across the river in Iowa - Cindy Axne (D) is trying to hang on to her seat from Zach Nunn (R). Axne represents parts of western Iowa, but no longer Council Bluffs.
Axne: 53%
Nunn: 47%
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