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Editorial Roundup: Missouri
By The Associated Press May. 18, 2021 12:52 PM EDT
Kansas City Star. May 17, 2021.
Editorial: Missouri voucher bill will hurt public education. Does that help low-income kids?
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Lincoln University president resigning after three years
May. 17, 2021 02:07 PM EDT
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lincoln University President Jerald Woolfolk plans to end her three-year tenure at the school in Jefferson City at the end of the...
Editorial Roundup: Missouri
By The Associated Press May. 11, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Kansas City Star. May 7, 2021.
Editorial: OMG and get the smelling salts: Missouri agrees to hire more lawyers for the poor
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Vaccine appointments begin to go unfilled in Missouri
Apr. 15, 2021 02:23 PM EDT
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Coronavirus vaccine supply is starting to outpace demand in Missouri, even after the state expanded eligibility, raising worries among...
Editorial Roundup: Missouri
By The Associated Press Mar. 30, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Kansas City Star. March 25, 2021.
Editorial: Missouri legislature to voters: Drop dead. We won’t do as you told us on Medicaid
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Official: Confusion a cause of lagging Missouri vaccinations
By Jim Salter Jan. 28, 2021 11:03 AM EST
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's poor ranking in getting residents a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine is partly due to “confusion” in the final days of the...
Recent Missouri editorials
Jan. 19, 2021 12:57 PM EST
The Jefferson City News-Tribune, Jan. 19
The vaccination rollout has gone slower than expected, but we’re encouraged that the county’s...
Missouri lawmakers return to work amid coronavirus pandemic
By Summer Ballentine And David A. Lieb Jan. 05, 2021 11:43 PM EST
Recent Missouri editorials
Jan. 05, 2021 09:10 AM EST
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jan. 3
House must get to the bottom of Trump’s deadly politicization of the pandemic
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Strained health agencies push do-it-yourself contact tracing
By Tammy Webber Dec. 20, 2020 10:24 AM EST
Recent Missouri editorials
Dec. 15, 2020 09:10 AM EST
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dec. 13
Another court calls out Missouri’s stifling of abortion-rights efforts
Once again,...
Recent Missouri editorials
Dec. 08, 2020 09:10 AM EST
The Joplin Globe, Dec. 3
We urge lawmakers to sit this fight out.
Last month, a St. Louis County executive ordered...
Recent Missouri editorials
Nov. 10, 2020 09:10 AM EST
The Kansas City Star, Nov. 4
Sonji Black wavered between voting by mail prior to Tuesday’s election in Missouri or casting her ballot in...
Emails: Parson was warned about virus outbreak before visit
Oct. 23, 2020 12:41 PM EDT
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson's coronavirus diagnoses came about a week after he visited a state office building despite being warned about an...
Missouri court urged to strike down ballot notarization
By David A. Lieb Oct. 06, 2020 04:44 PM EDT
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — With absentee voting already underway, attorneys for civil rights groups urged the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday to ease...
St. Louis County eases restrictions; governor set to travel
Oct. 05, 2020 01:51 PM EDT
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson plans to resume public appearances this week after nearly two weeks of isolation because of a positive...
Recent Missouri editorials
Sep. 08, 2020 11:10 AM EDT
The Jefferson City News-Tribune, Sept. 4
In Cole County’s primary election, the youngest group of eligible voters shunned the polls like no...
Recent Missouri editorials
Aug. 25, 2020 10:36 AM EDT
The Jefferson City News-Tribune, Aug. 23
Halting evictions has its own problems
Missouri housing advocates want to...
Trump's top virus adviser says yes to masks, no to parties
By Summer Ballentine Aug. 18, 2020 03:22 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — President Donald Trump's top coronavirus adviser on Tuesday called on everyone in Missouri to wear masks and refrain from attending...
Private proms during pandemic: 'Footloose' or loose cannons?
By Holly Ramer Jul. 21, 2020 12:42 PM EDT