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Missouri governor’s parole study group urged to focus on transparency, fairness • Missouri Independent Gov. Mike Kehoe set up a working group this year to examine Missouri’s parole system to bring “clarity, transparency and accountability."

A working group created by Gov. Mike Kehoe held one 25-minute public hearing. With no more public comment sessions planned, the group is being urged to make clarity of eligibility and outcomes a priority. #moleg #mogov

Missouri cannabis regulators target rule breakers, predatory contracts • Missouri Independent Rule revisions would give Missouri cannabis regulators more authority to keep non-compliant owners from obtaining other licenses.

Missouri cannabis regulators target rule breakers, predatory contracts #moleg #mogov

Missouri cannabis regulators target rule breakers, predatory contracts • Missouri Independent Rule revisions would give Missouri cannabis regulators more authority to keep non-compliant owners from obtaining other licenses.

Missouri cannabis regulators target rule breakers, predatory contracts #moleg #mogov

Missouri's Billy Long ousted by Trump as IRS chief after less than 2 months in office • Missouri Independent President Donald Trump will remove former Missouri Republican U.S. Rep. Billy Long from his post as head of the Internal Revenue Service.

Missouri’s Billy Long ousted by Trump as IRS chief after less than 2 months in office #moleg #mogov

Missouri's Billy Long ousted by Trump as IRS chief after less than 2 months in office • Missouri Independent President Donald Trump will remove former Missouri Republican U.S. Rep. Billy Long from his post as head of the Internal Revenue Service.

Missouri’s Billy Long ousted by Trump as IRS chief after less than 2 months in office #moleg #mogov

Missouri math: How a 23-year sentence adds up to more than 40 years in prison • Missouri Independent A man being held in a Missouri prison received a 23-year sentence when his case was reviewed by the courts but must serve 40 years.

Missouri math: How a 23-year sentence adds up to more than 40 years in prison #moleg #mogov via @rudikellermi.bsky.social

Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

Exclusive: The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

Black Missouri lawmakers vow to block Missouri GOP push for new congressional districts • Missouri Independent Black leaders from the Missouri Legislature said Thursday that they will fight any attempt to redraw the state’s congressional districts.

Black leaders in the Missouri legislature said Thursday that they will fight any attempt to redraw the state’s congressional districts, pointing to the courts as the venue where they have greatest hopes to prevail. #moleg #mogov

Trump Delayed a Medicare Change After Health Company Donations

Trump Delayed a Medicare Change After Health Company Donations

The president posted talking points provided by one firm that donated millions, and his administration delayed a change on coverage of pricey bandages that could have hurt the company and others like it.

St. Louis County will revisit bill to regulate intoxicating hemp products in September • Missouri Independent Councilwoman Lisa Clancy plans on holding a public hearing before another vote on a bill banning intoxicating hemp products.

A final vote on a St. Louis County bill to regulate intoxicating hemp products stalled out Tuesday night after about a dozen business owners and lobbyists opposed it at the county council meeting. #moleg #mogov

Why congressional redistricting is blowing up across the US this summer • Missouri Independent President Donald Trump’s aims to bolster the U.S. House’s razor-thin GOP majority in the 2026 midterm elections.

Why congressional redistricting is blowing up across the US this summer #moleg #mogov

Missouri agency seeks dismissal of lawsuit alleging it punished a whistleblower  • Missouri Independent A longtime Missouri state employee alleges World Wide Technology was given preferential treatment and he was demoted for raising concerns.

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Missouri agency seeks dismissal of lawsuit alleging it punished a whistleblower  • Missouri Independent A longtime Missouri state employee alleges World Wide Technology was given preferential treatment and he was demoted for raising concerns.

The Missouri attorney general’s office is asking a Cole County judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging a state agency violated competitive bidding laws to steer lucrative technology contracts to a well-connected company. #moleg #mogov via @jasonhancock.bsky.social

Former Irish Republican Army soldier in Missouri self deports, afraid he'll die in ICE cell • Missouri Independent The Clinton administration once used Matthew Morrison’s U.S. immigration case to help solidify peace in Northern Ireland.

Trump administration officials aim to pressure some noncitizens into self-deporting. It worked on Matthew Morrison. In mid-July, the 69-year-old former psychiatric nurse supervisor quietly fled the United States. #moleg #mogov via @themarshallproject.org

Nation’s largest Latino civil rights organization meets in KC against backdrop of mass deportations • Missouri Independent UnidosUS, which is meeting in Kansas City, decries the humanitarian and economic damage of Trump administration’s immigration raids

Nation’s largest Latino civil rights organization meets in KC against backdrop of mass deportations #moleg #mogov via @thebeacon.bsky.social

'Give us something fair': Workers picket outside Boeing facilities near St. Louis • Missouri Independent Union leaders say Boeing's four-year labor agreement doesn't benefit all employees equally in the St. Louis area.

‘Give us something fair’: Workers picket outside Boeing facilities near St. Louis #moleg #mogov

Missouri’s attorney general is on a mission to make the workforce more white and male • Missouri Independent Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is on a crusade to make the workforce and higher education less diverse.

Come for Columnist Bridgette Dunlap's definitive piece about state AG Andrew Bailey's efforts to make the workforce more white and more male. Stay for a surprising twist. All in the Missouri Independent. missouriindependent.com/2025/08/04/m...

Missouri’s attorney general is on a mission to make the workforce more white and male • Missouri Independent Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is on a crusade to make the workforce and higher education less diverse.

Bridgette Dunlap notes in an opinion piece this morning that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's mother was the first female dean of the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s School of Health Related Professions and a champion of diversity efforts. #moleg #mogov

Parents intervene in Missouri voucher lawsuit with help from Herzog Foundation leader • Missouri Independent The chairman of the Herzog Foundation is helping parents intervene in a lawsuit challenging Missouri's private school voucher program.

Parents intervene in Missouri voucher lawsuit with help from Herzog Foundation leader #moleg #mogov via @jasonhancock.bsky.social

Trump Fired America’s Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils.

Trump Fired America’s Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils.

Missouri Senate leader says special session is ‘likely’ to redraw congressional map  • Missouri Independent Momentum is building for the Missouri Legislature to redraw the state’s congressional districts with the aim of gaining a Republican seat.

Momentum is building for a special session of the Missouri Legislature to redraw the state’s eight congressional districts with the aim of gaining a seat for Republicans. #moleg #mogov

'Whites-only' group draws bipartisan rebuke over potential move to Missouri  • Missouri Independent A “whites-only” organization from Arkansas eyeing an expansion into Missouri inspired bipartisan outrage from state lawmakers.

‘Whites-only’ group draws bipartisan rebuke over potential move to Missouri  #moleg #mogov

'Whites-only' group draws bipartisan rebuke over potential move to Missouri  • Missouri Independent A “whites-only” organization from Arkansas eyeing an expansion into Missouri inspired bipartisan outrage from state lawmakers.

The possibility of a “whites-only” organization from Arkansas expanding into Missouri has inspired bipartisan outrage from state lawmakers and local officials who decry the group as racist and antisemitic. #moleg #mogov

Missouri refugee service providers adjust financial strategies amid federal funding uncertainty • Missouri Independent Nonprofits providing refugee services in Missouri are pivoting to diversified financial strategies to reduce dependency on government.

Nonprofit organizations that provide refugee services in Missouri are pivoting to diversified financial strategies to reduce their dependency on government funding. #moleg #mogov

Missouri ethics panel dismisses complaint involving Republican state senator • Missouri Independent An ethics complaint alleging a Republican Missouri senator was using his church as a political action committee has been formally dismissed.

Missouri Ethics Commission dismisses complaint involving Republican state Sen. Joe Nicola. #moleg #mogov

Missouri ethics panel dismisses complaint involving Republican state senator • Missouri Independent An ethics complaint alleging a Republican Missouri senator was using his church as a political action committee has been formally dismissed.

An ethics complaint alleging a GOP state senator from Grain Valley was using his church as a political action committee has been formally dismissed. #moleg #mogov

Donors to private school voucher program removed from Missouri transparency site • Missouri Independent The names of MOScholars donors were taken down from a Missouri-run website, leaving questions of accountability for the tax-credit program.

Who’s funding a state’s tax credit program for private school tuition is no longer available through Missouri’s transparency portal, following a decision by the State Treasurer’s Office to permanently remove the information. #moleg #mogov

Looming Medicaid work requirements could worsen Missouri backlogs in social services • Missouri Independent Missouri has a history of struggling to process Medicaid applications in a timely manner. New federal work requirements could make it worse.

Looming Medicaid work requirements could worsen Missouri backlogs in social services #moleg #mogov via @thebeacon.bsky.social

'Water is our most valuable resource': New law will limit water exports from Missouri • Missouri Independent By limiting large-scale water exports, Missouri has taken forward-thinking measures to protect one of its most vital resources.

‘Water is our most valuable resource’: New law will limit water exports from Missouri #moleg #mogov

Federal judge issues new order protecting all Planned Parenthood clinics from Medicaid ‘defunding’ • Missouri Independent Planned Parenthood affiliates nationwide are once again protected from a “defunding” provision passed by Congress after a federal judge in Massachusetts granted an emergency request for a new prelimin...

Planned Parenthood affiliates nationwide are once again protected from a “defunding” provision passed by Congress after a federal judge in Massachusetts granted an emergency request for a new preliminary injunction. #moleg #mogov