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Gavin Newsom’s Gerrymandering Plan Could Fail but Still Spark Red States to Redraw Their Districts. Oops!
Twitchy
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August 17, 2025
California Governor Gavin Newsom has been talking tough about gerrymandering the Golden State even worse than it currently is. It's all in retaliation for Texas Republicans' proposed redistricting of the Lone Star State. But Newsom’s plans may...
Rep. Mark Alford addresses foreign policy and public safety issues in recent posts
Columbia News - Missouri
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August 17, 2025
Rep. Mark Alford, who represents Missouri’s 4th district in the U.S. Congress, has recently posted a series of statements on his official social media account addressing topics ranging from international conflict to public safety and religious...
Missouri State Athletics joins Conference USA: What to expect and what to watch for
The Standard - Missouri
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Friends, it’s time. Missouri State University is finally an FBS school. Things have come a long way since May 10, 2024 when, as one of his final acts as university president, Clif Smart announced that MSU had accepted an invitation into Conference...
Hollywood stuntman best known for his Pink Floyd album cover has died aged 88
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 18, 2025
Hollywood stuntman Ronnie Rondell Jr, best known for being photographed engulfed in flames for Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here album, has died at the age of 88. A care home in the US state of Missouri announced his death on August 12. Rondell...
Obituary: DORTHULA LEORA LOHR
The Fence Post - Nebraska
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August 18, 2025
February 1, 1936 – August 7, 2025 Dorthula Leora Lohr, 89, of Greeley, Colorado, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family who loved her dearly. Dorthula was born on February 1, 1936 to Ruby Blanche Garrett, in Butterfield, Missouri, at...
Dar vivienda estable a las personas sin hogar fue una política federal durante décadas, pero Trump le está poniendo fin
KESQ-TV - California
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August 15, 2025
Por Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Rachelle Ellison pasó 17 años durmiendo en las calles de Washington, entrando y saliendo de cárceles y hospitales. Finalmente, en 2008, se mudó a un apartamento gracias a un subsidio de alquiler que incluía tratamiento...
Missouri Jobs Report For July
KCHI - Missouri
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August 13, 2025
The State’s Jobs report for July shows non-farm payroll increased by 17,100 jobs, private industry employment increased by 6,800 jobs, and government employment increased by 10,300 jobs. Missouri’s smoothed seasonally adjusted unemployment rate...
Missouri Government Grocery Store Shuts Down Operations
KHMO 1070 AM - Illinois
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August 13, 2025
There is a national discussion occurring around New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s big idea to create a network of city funded grocery stores. Can it work? Has it worked before? NYC Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani Getty Images Getty...
Missouri State Fair – A celebration of agriculture
Aurora Advertiser - Missouri
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August 13, 2025
Every August, folks from across our state gather in Sedalia for the Missouri State Fair. For more than a century, the fair has been a place where Missouri’s agricultural roots are on full display. It’s an opportunity for farmers, families, and...
Missouri House Republicans receive $25,000 donation from Kansas City Chiefs
My Ozarks Online - Missouri
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August 13, 2025
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Kansas City Chiefs (Anna Spoerre/The Missouri Independent). August 13, 2025 11:26 am The Kansas City Chiefs donated $25,000 on Tuesday to a political action committee supporting Republican candidates...
Missouri FFA Members Converge on Fairgrounds to Help Feed Hungry
KSIS 1050 AM - Missouri
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August 13, 2025
The Missouri FFA Food Insecurity Service Day’s Drive to Feed Kids was held Monday and Tuesday, with over 800 FFA members from 91 chapters taking part in assembling and packing thousands of food boxes at the Lowell Mohler Building to be delivered...
SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Missouri Businesses, Private Nonprofits and Residents Affected by July Storms and Flooding
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to Missouri businesses, private nonprofits and residents to offset physical and economic losses from severe storms,...
Missouri Cannabis Officials Ask for Expanded Authority to Address Industry Issues
Ganjapreneur - Washington
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August 13, 2025
The Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation is asking for expanded authority to prevent cannabis business owners who have had their license revoked due to rule violations from getting another license, the Missouri Independent reports. The...
Missouri schools say ‘never again’ with new Holocaust lessons for all
St. Louis Jewish Light - Missouri
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August 13, 2025
Thousands of students across Missouri will learn about the horrors of the Holocaust during the 2025-26 school year. The Holocaust education bill signed into law two years ago by former Governor Mike Parson now requires public schools to implement...
Economic Watch: Tariffs start to bite as U.S. consumer prices hike
Xinhua News Agency
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff stick has pushed up levies on foreign goods to the highest levels in nine decades, imposing heavier costs on American households and businesses. The new customs duties, which...
Custom cabinetry manufacturer announces new facility in Jonesburg, Missouri
Woodworking Network
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August 14, 2025
JONESBURG — Hartman Cabinetry, a custom cabinet manufacturer, has announced that it will build a new facility in Jonesburg, investing more than $1.3 million and creating three new jobs. The company’s decision to expand operations will help meet...
Eli Drinkwitz talks Missouri football QBs, O-line on Finebaum show
Columbia Daily Tribune - Missouri
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Somewhere between discussing back-to-school dad duties and revealing that he was scouting Oklahoma while at a Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert last year, Missouri football head coach Eli Drinkwitz had time to talk about fall camp during his Thursday...
Columbia Police looks for suspects related to MU vandalism.
KRCG - Missouri
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COLUMBIA — The Columbia Police Department asked for community support Sunday in identifying two individuals in connection with "vandalism" that occurred Aug. 16. In a social media post, police stated that the individuals had glued flyers to light...
Governor’s parole study group urged to focus on transparency, fairness
Fulton Sun - Missouri
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August 13, 2025
Missouri's 19 prisons hold about 24,000 people. At some point, most will be released. The question for crime victims, people behind bars and the families of both is when. How that question gets answered is at the heart of a working group created...
Three operators vie for untethered Missouri sports betting licenses
Yogonet International
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August 14, 2025
The competition for two untethered online sports betting licenses in Missouri has entered its final stage, with DraftKings, FanDuel, and Circa Sports making their last pitches to state regulators. The Missouri Gaming Commission will announce on...