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fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Missouri Republicans advance bill to police trans people's bathroom access

Missouri Republicans passed a bill mandating bathroom use based on sex assigned at birth, risking increased scrutiny and harassment for trans individuals.
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fromTruthout
11 months ago
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Missouri Republicans Attempt to Overturn Abortion Ballot Results With New Referendum Measure

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fromThe Washington Post
11 months ago

Missouri voters to be asked to undo abortion protections passed last year

Missouri's Senate approved a restrictive abortion referendum, threatening new constitutional protections less than a year after they were established.
fromTruthout
11 months ago
SF politics

Missouri Republicans Attempt to Overturn Abortion Ballot Results With New Referendum Measure

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fromTruthout
4 months ago

Jail Support for Immigrants Held in Missouri Offers Resistance in a Red State

A 25-year-old undocumented worker, Fernando Herrera-Cruz, has been detained over 200 days in central Missouri on illegal reentry charges after a March 18, 2025 arrest.
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fromwww.npr.org
6 months ago

These voters want to overturn Missouri's new gerrymandered congressional map

Missouri Republicans enacted a new congressional map viewed as gerrymandering, prompting volunteers to collect signatures to place a 2026 referendum on the ballot.
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fromwww.npr.org
7 months ago

Headed to the FBI, Missouri's Andrew Bailey opposed abortion, backed Trump

Andrew Bailey leveraged Missouri's attorney general office for conservative legal battles, then accepted a co-deputy director role at the FBI amid agency controversy.
fromThe Atlantic
8 months ago

The Republican Who Isn't Afraid to Hear From His Constituents

Even as most congressional Republicans are avoiding their constituents, one has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to engaging with voters in the flesh: 61-year-old Mark Alford of Missouri held not one but 15 public events across his district this week, including five town halls.
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fromFortune
9 months ago

Missouri voters guaranteed themselves paid sick leave and inflation bumps to the minimum wage. The governor just repealed them.

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed a repeal of a law guaranteeing paid sick leave and inflationary adjustments to the minimum wage, signaling a victory for business groups and a setback for workers' rights advocates.
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