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Follow the money: Who’s bankrolling Missouri’s final election push?

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Follow the money: Who’s bankrolling Missouri’s final election push?

Oct 23, 2026

My sentence isn’t the end of my story

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My sentence isn’t the end of my story

Oct 23, 2026

Missouri child welfare workers say restructuring is putting children’s safety at risk

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Missouri child welfare workers say restructuring is putting children’s safety at risk

Oct 22, 2026

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New temporary leader selected for Missouri education agency

Oct 21, 2026

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Missouri media organizations sue highway patrol over redacted crash reports

Oct 21, 2026

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Missouri’s Amendment 3 would allow some abortions. Whether women could get them is unclear.

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Missouri’s Amendment 3 would allow some abortions. Whether women could get them is unclear.

Oct 21, 2026

Missouri education chief resigns amid controversy over A-F ratings for public schools

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Missouri education chief resigns amid controversy over A-F ratings for public schools

Oct 20, 2026

State says Missouri’s marijuana market is competitive. But who owns it?

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State says Missouri’s marijuana market is competitive. But who owns it?

Oct 20, 2026

Republicans pour $300,000 into defense of GOP-leaning Senate seat in northwest Missouri

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Republicans pour $300,000 into defense of GOP-leaning Senate seat in northwest Missouri

Oct 20, 2026

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Missouri task force drafts new child safety rules for courts, caseworkers

Oct 20, 2026

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Missouri Democrats gain ground in polls, but congressional races remain uphill battles

Oct 19, 2026

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New Missouri nonprofit pours $2.9 million into campaign to reinstate abortion ban

Oct 16, 2026

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Missouri faces growing North American trade uncertainty

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Missouri faces growing North American trade uncertainty

Oct 21, 2026

Mamoun Benmamoun

Pain from the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ is coming after the midterms. Missouri isn’t ready.

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Pain from the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ is coming after the midterms. Missouri isn’t ready.

Oct 20, 2026

Bridgette Dunlap

Six years in, The Missouri Independent is growing because of you

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Six years in, The Missouri Independent is growing because of you

Oct 19, 2026

Jason Hancock

Washington stopped measuring hunger. Missouri is seeing more of it.

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Washington stopped measuring hunger. Missouri is seeing more of it.

Oct 17, 2026

Kristen Wild

Briefs

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Missouri pushes nuclear power to reduce reliance on out-of-state electricity

Oct 13, 2026

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Missouri Independent reporters win investigative journalism prize for foster care series

Sep 26, 2026

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Missouri’s ‘constitutional sheriff’ push reaches voters with Amendment 8

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Missouri’s ‘constitutional sheriff’ push reaches voters with Amendment 8

Oct 16, 2026

Rebecca Rivas

Missouri Democrats aim to break Republicans’ streak of House supermajorities

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Missouri Democrats aim to break Republicans’ streak of House supermajorities

Oct 15, 2026

How one unpaid medical bill landed a KC-area patient in court

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How one unpaid medical bill landed a KC-area patient in court

Oct 14, 2026

Suzanne King

Amendment 6 would remake balance of power between Missouri voters and lawmakers

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Amendment 6 would remake balance of power between Missouri voters and lawmakers

Oct 14, 2026

Jason Hancock

A new owner took over central Missouri hospital. 9 days later, it cut labor and delivery

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A new owner took over central Missouri hospital. 9 days later, it cut labor and delivery

Oct 13, 2026

Meg Cunningham

Missouri voters will decide whether to create a sovereign wealth fund

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Missouri voters will decide whether to create a sovereign wealth fund

Oct 12, 2026

Annelise Hanshaw

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