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Education
Missouri considers bill allowing College of the Ozarks to hire on-campus police
A House committee early this week will consider whether to allow College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Mo., to…
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Missouri Legislature will debate regulating transgender athletes
Many people believe that transgender athletes have an unfair advantage when competing in girls’ sports. Missouri is one of five…
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Missouri voters may decide on riverboat gambling near Lake of the Ozarks
The Lake of the Ozarks is a popular spot for boating, water skiing or just relaxing. Riverboat gambling may join…
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Health and Wellness
Bipartisan effort hopes to update Missouri HIV laws
Modernizing Missouri’s current HIV laws is a top priority for lawmakers of both parties as the 2020 legislative session gets…
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Some Missouri foster children may need mental health services, expert testifies
Many churches in the Kansas City area have established programs to help families become foster parents. The need is great,…
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St. Louis faith leaders push for changes in Missouri juvenile sentencing guidelines
Seventeen-year-old offenders automatically are prosecuted as adults in Missouri. A group of faith leaders is trying to change that and…
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Missouri legislature continues to debate sports wagering
Companies that stand to gain the most from legal sports wagering in Missouri testified before the state legislature in Jefferson…
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Columns
Legislature holds Judiciary Committee hearing on pro-life constitutional amendment
Interest was high as pro-life people packed the room during testimony before a recent joint Kansas House and Senate Judiciary…
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Culture Watch
Pro-life Democratic lawmaker shows that political labels don’t always apply
A state lawmaker from Louisiana is ignoring the official position of the Democrat Party Platform that seeks to guarantee abortions…
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