When discrimination and inequities in health care services determine the quality of life of the unborn--even the chance for life itself. missouriindependent.com/2024/04/22/sys… via Missouri Independent

The Freedom Caucus ended its filibuster around 3:30 a.m., allowing the Senate to give initial approval to legislation renewing taxes that fund Medicaid. Five members of the GOP group stalled action in the Senate for 41 hours. #moleg via Rudi Keller missouriindependent.com/2024/05/02/fre…

America’s number one role model should be our president. What do you think? missouriindependent.com/2024/05/06/ame… via Missouri Independent

Winners and losers of Missouri’s 2024 legislative session #moleg #moleg via Jason Hancock & Rudi Keller missouriindependent.com/2024/05/20/win…

Legislative interns help Missouri school districts claim over $1 million in federal funds #moleg #mogov via Annelise Hanshaw & Clara Bates missouriindependent.com/2024/05/21/leg…

Missourians must remain vigilant and ready to protect our initiative petition process missouriindependent.com/2024/05/20/mis… via Missouri Independent

On Fourth of July, let’s pause and reflect on America’s well-being missouriindependent.com/2022/07/04/jul… via Missouri Independent

Lest we forget….Our words have the power to create, to heal, to injure and to kill missouriindependent.com/2024/07/18/our… via Missouri Independent

Choosing the Best Leaders to Govern | Janice S. Ellis janicesellis.com/choosing-the-b… One of the most important civic duties we have is to vote for leaders who will make decisions in the best interest of our nation, state, and community. Let us take the time necessary to choose wisely.

The lead characters in the political drama are set, only we can determine the ending. Will we join the cast to play the most important role? missouriindependent.com/2024/08/26/the… via Missouri Independent

Look at US! Missouri Independent won 24 awards - 9 in 1st place - for our work last year, judged fellow professional journalists and received today at the end of the annual MPA convention One 1st was for Best Online Newspaper or website. Here’s the rest of our best work:

Our incredible environmental reporter Allison Kite won Best News Story for revealing how the federal government downplayed risks of contamination from atomic bomb production in St. Louis, despite knowing it posed a threat to as early as 1949 missouriindependent.com/2023/07/12/st-…

Allison Kite Our peerless (and fearless) leader Jason Hancock won Best Story about government for his investigation into Dean Plocher illegally seeking taxpayer reimbursement from for airfare, hotels and other travel costs already paid by his campaign #moleg missouriindependent.com/2023/10/23/rec…

Allison Kite Jason Hancock Dean Plocher The exceptionally talented Clara Bates won in the Best Breaking News category for her story about the state deciding to forgo a program that could have provided tens of millions of dollars in federal food aid to low-income families. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2023/07/14/mis…

Allison Kite Jason Hancock Dean Plocher Clara Bates Did I say exceptionally talented? You bet. Clara Bates was our only staffer w/2 1st places, winning Best Story About Religion for coverage of survivors of sexual abuse at Christian boarding schools urging lawmakers to extend the statute of limitations missouriindependent.com/2023/02/14/kan…

Allison Kite Jason Hancock Dean Plocher Clara Bates Education reporter Annelise Hanshaw showed she excels at explaining how laws impact people, winning Best Feature Story for her look at the choices facing families of transgender children following state lawmakers approving a ban on gender-affirming care. missouriindependent.com/2023/05/16/the…

Allison Kite Jason Hancock Dean Plocher Clara Bates Annelise Hanshaw Our reproductive health reporter Anna Spoerre showed her amazing ability by winning Best Health Story with her for her coverage of Missourians experiencing infertility hoping lawmakers would eliminate a major hurdle for care. missouriindependent.com/2023/12/21/mis…

Allison Kite Jason Hancock Dean Plocher Clara Bates Annelise Hanshaw Anna Spoerre A deputy editor who shall be nameless here won in the “best election story” category a look at how out-of-state donors fueled the candidacies of Republicans running for governor and attorney general. #Election2024 missouriindependent.com/2023/10/02/eig…

Allison Kite Jason Hancock Dean Plocher Clara Bates Annelise Hanshaw Anna Spoerre Our eighth individual award went to our regular columnist Janice Ellis, who uses her commentary to remind us about our obligations to each other as citizens of a democracy. Read her work here: missouriindependent.com/author/janice-…

For links to some of our work that won 2nd and 3rd place awards, dive into Jason Hancock's wrap-up of all our awards: missouriindependent.com/2024/09/21/the…