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The Fairness Project remains largest funder of effort to stop Missouri abortion ban • Missouri Independent

Since 2017, the Fairness Project, a D.C.-based nonprofit, has poured more than $13 million into Missouri campaigns, including the reproductive rights fight.

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Transgender care takes center stage in Missouri campaign to reinstate abortion ban • Missouri Independent

If Amendment 3 passes, Missouri would again ban abortion. It would also be the first state to ban gender-affirming care for minors in its constitution.

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Anti-abortion divide could complicate Missouri Amendment 3 campaign • Missouri Independent

Some anti-abortion conservatives argue Missouri's Amendment 3, a ban on abortion with some exceptions, should be defeated because it does not go far enough.

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Missouri voters reject Amendment 3, preserving abortion rights approved in 2024 • Missouri Independent

Missouri voters decide Amendment 3, a proposal to reinstate a near-total abortion ban just two years after approving constitutional abortion rights.

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Missourians rejected another abortion ban. Republicans say they're not giving up yet. • Missouri Independent

Tuesday dealt a significant setback to anti-abortion activists who hoped Missouri could provide a national model for banning abortion at the ballot box.

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Missouri childcare subsidy waitlist grows as providers struggle to fill classrooms • Missouri Independent

State officials aren't requesting more money for next year and say the waitlist will move only when spending consistently falls below budget

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Republican Scott Fitzpatrick wins second term as Missouri state auditor • Missouri Independent

Missouri voters decide whether Republican state Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick wins reelection or Democrat Quentin Wilson flips the statewide office.

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Missouri voters reject Trump-backed congressional map, dealing GOP redistricting defeat • Missouri Independent

Proposition A determined whether a Missouri map designed to give Republicans another U.S. House seat takes effect in 2028.

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Missouri voters reject Amendment 3, preserving abortion rights approved in 2024 • Missouri Independent

Missouri voters decide Amendment 3, a proposal to reinstate a near-total abortion ban just two years after approving constitutional abortion rights.

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Missouri voters approve Amendment 6, curbing lawmakers’ power to overturn citizen laws • Missouri Independent

Amendment 6 would require Missouri lawmakers garner an 80% majority in both chambers to put a change to a voter-approved measure back on the ballot.

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Elon Musk breaks silence after historic billionaire blitz fails to stop nationwide Democratic sweep (The Independent)

Elon Musk has broken his silence after his $500 million gamble to keep Republicans in power in the 2026 Midterms failed. The SpaceXfounder tweeted, “Data cen...

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Democrats flip 16 Missouri House seats, ending Republican supermajority  • Missouri Independent

Missouri Democrats picked 16 seats in the state House on Tuesday as they broke the Republican two-thirds supermajority after 14 years.

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Missouri voters reject Amendment 3, preserving abortion rights approved in 2024 • Missouri Independent

Missouri voters decide Amendment 3, a proposal to reinstate a near-total abortion ban just two years after approving constitutional abortion rights.

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Missouri Republicans suffer biggest electoral setback in a generation • Missouri Independent

Democrats shattered GOP legislative supermajorities, flipped a congressional seat and gained ground in unexpected places as voters rejected abortion restrictions.

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Transgender care takes center stage in Missouri campaign to reinstate abortion ban • Missouri Independent

If Amendment 3 passes, Missouri would again ban abortion. It would also be the first state to ban gender-affirming care for minors in its constitution.

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Final pitch over Missouri abortion ban turns to fight over voter power • Missouri Independent

The campaigns for and against Missouri's Amendment 3 are framing the election as a fight beyond abortion, as a determination of who holds power in Missouri.

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DHS targeting naturalized Americans in voter investigations, civil rights groups say • Missouri Independent

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is unlawfully scrutinizing naturalized U.S. citizens and placing them at risk of disenfranchisement, civil rights groups alleged in a lawsuit Wednesday, less t...

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Judge denies attempt by Trump’s DOJ to exclude 20,000 California ballots from vote count • Missouri Independent

A federal judge on Wednesday denied a U.S. Department of Justice request to force California to not count the ballots of 20,000 voters it alleges are likely noncitizens, setting the case on a course t...

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Some voters with felony convictions face new rules for the midterms • Missouri Independent

A half-dozen states enacted laws this year changing voting rules for people with felony convictions, including when their rights can be restored and how they can register to vote — affecting voters in...

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Trump cancels weekend Kansas and Iowa rallies 5 days ahead of election • Missouri Independent

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s rally in Salina, Kansas, on Saturday is canceled, the Kansas Republican Party confirmed to States Newsroom.

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Missouri marijuana businesses await IRS rules on promised federal tax relief • Missouri Independent

A federal change could save cannabis companies millions, but businesses that sell both medical and recreational marijuana face unanswered questions.

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Judge upholds Missouri law allowing charter schools in Boone County • Missouri Independent

A Missouri law allowing charter schools to operate in Boone County is not an unconstitutional special law, a judge ruled Thursday.

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I have some exciting news! I’m removing the paywall from my Substack - Cults, Culture & Coercion, and making it completely free for everyone, including my archive of years of content! I want more p...

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We owe Amy Acton a debt that is impossible to pay

I spent most of this afternoon going through everything I could find about the rape of Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton when she was 12 years old.

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How the Consulting Class Is Eating the Democratic Party

Fundraising costs gobble up most of the funds raised. Billions are spent on TV ads that have virtually no impact. Candidates may win or lose—but the consulting class always wins.

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Patient Dies by Suicide After ‘Insurance Issue’ Delayed Medicine for Lung Disease Flare-Ups

A Texas man died before receiving a prescribed medication, leaving his wife searching for answers amid a confusing web of insurance rules, pharmacy delays and prior authorization requirements.

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