Co-hosts Brianna Lennon, county clerk in Boone County, Missouri and Eric Fey, director of elections in St. Louis County, Missouri, talk to subject-matter elections experts and local election administrators to ask the questions that are most meaningful to their work and talk with colleagues about how to best approach issues like voter education, cybersecurity, and integrity.
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The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has awarded nearly $3 million dollars in grants to plant cover crops in six Midwestern states The funding comes as demand for state and federal incentive programs for cover crops often outpaces available funding. -
Proposal before a Cole County judge includes back pay, future compensation for time on pre- and post-shift duties.
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A St. Louis venture capital fund is putting $25 million toward backing startups with minority founders.
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A Missouri bill would ban people from sleeping on state-owned land and allow Missouri’s attorney general to sue local governments that don’t enforce the ban.
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Costs for the stadium, which will be the first in the country built for a national women's soccer league team, have grown to $117 million. The lease agreement with Port KC prohibits the owners from seeking local tax incentives.
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Telling patients about dangers related to certain medications would be forbidden if Gov. Mike Parson signs H.B. 2149 into law. A state board would also be barred from taking action against physicians who prescribe them.
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Gunmen opened fire and detonated explosives as worshipers were celebrating mass at the St. Francis Catholic Church in Ondo state. Several children were among the dead, a state lawmaker said.
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Tropical Storm Alex is heading toward Bermuda after dumping rain on parts of Florida. Alex reached tropical storm force after strengthening early Sunday.
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Zoe Turner survived a flood that killed 20 neighbors. But now that she's graduated high school, she's trying to leave behind the lingering damage and move on to the next phase of her life.
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Sign-up starts next Friday for Heart of Missouri United Way's "innovative, community-based" 'Give 5' program for retired (or almost retired) individuals 60 and over who live in Boone County! Executive director ANDREW GRABAU tells us how it works. June 3, 2022
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Burrell Behavioral Health's ONE initiative aims to help prevent suicide by first "getting comfortable talking about suicide." ASHLEY ANGERER-BLUNT says it's the 10th leading cause of death among adults and the 4th leading cause of death among adolescents. June 2, 2022
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"Oceans of Possibilities" is the theme of this year's summer reading program at Daniel Boone Regional Library. It's free, it's fun (for all ages) and it starts today! SARAH HOWARD tells us how it works. June 1, 2022
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Santiago Olazábal has mounted 43 solo exhibits and participated in more than 200 group and invitational exhibits and is featured in the Sager | Reeves May Exhibit
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