In an almost unanimous vote, Missouri senators passed legislation that would ban child marriage in the state. #moleg

Sarah Kellogg reports:

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Kansas City-area communities fighting a proposed landfill are hopeful negotiations with the developers will end the controversy and “eliminate” the project. #moleg #mogov via Allison Kite
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After Missouri Senate filibuster, KC landfill critics hope to cut a deal with developers #moleg #mogov via Allison Kite missouriindependent.com/2024/04/11/aft…

U.S. Senate committee critical of MOHELA after widespread complaints #moleg #mogov via Annelise Hanshaw missouriindependent.com/2024/04/11/u-s…

#MoSenate Democrats ended a filibuster of the bill banning #PlannedParenthood as a #Medicaid provider after 11 hours, allowing the bill to pass on a party-line vote. Anna Spoerre followed the debate and has our report #moleg
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Missouri treasurer pushes back on legislative criticism of MoScholars data transparency #moleg #mogov via Annelise Hanshaw missouriindependent.com/2024/04/10/mis…

A bill that would make Planned Parenthood ineligible to receive reimbursements from the state’s Medicaid program passed out of the Missouri Senate early Wednesday morning after an 11-hour Democrat filibuster. #moleg #mogov via Anna Spoerre
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We’re on hour 9+ of a filibuster.

The last time this bill came to the Senate floor in February, Republicans voted down an amendment to legalize abortion in cases of rape or incest, but were unable to push the bill to a vote. #moleg missouriindependent.com/2024/02/08/mis…

#MoSenate now debating #MoHouse -passed bill banning #PlannedParenthood as a #Medicaid provider; latest effort to deny public funding for services at Planned Parenthood that has been going on since mid-1990s #moleg #mogov #abortion

Judge unseals lawsuit filed by #MoCD3 candidate Justin Hicks against political rival for publishing documents from domestic abuse case #moleg #mogov #Election2024
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A St. Charles County judge found no “compelling justification” to seal a congressional candidate’s lawsuit against a political opponent who published 14-year-old court records of a domestic violence incident. #moleg #mogov via Rudi Keller
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Trump says #abortion policy should be left to the states, backing away from national ban #Election2024 via Jennifer Shutt of News from the States DC bureau
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The Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation is warning about “predatory practices” in  social-equity marijuana licensing throughout the country as it prepares for a new round of microlicense evaluations #moleg #mogov Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services via Rebecca Rivas
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Fatal anomaly exception didn’t spare an Alabama mom who needed an abortion.

via Kelcie Moseley-Morris
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Bill would exempt Missouri Farm Bureau health insurance plans from federal rules #moleg via Clara Bates missouriindependent.com/2024/04/08/bil…

.President Biden will rollout a new student debt forgiveness proposal that the White House believes is narrowly targeted enough to survive legal challenges, like the one led by Missouri via Ariana Figueroa of News from the States DC bureau #HigherEd
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Three more Ethics Committee meetings this week follow a six-hour hearing focused on questioning members of Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher's inner circle.
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.Missouri Farm Bureau could sell health insurance plans that skirt certain federal regulations under bill awaiting #MoSenate hearing #moleg #mogov via Clara Bates
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“If you start those rumors and get all that going and get people talking, then it’s a pretty easy way to, whatever something might say, say that it’s not credible.” : Rep. Scott Cupps on Dean Plocher attacks on Ethics Committee probe #moleg w/Jason Hancock
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