Sarah Kellogg
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The University City Democrat sounded off on a revived photo identification requirement to vote and the Democratic chances in the 2022 elections. -
A Missouri Supreme Court decision from 2012 could provide foes of the congressional map signed by Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday with an uphill battle.
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Fights among Republicans dominated the 2022 Missouri General Assembly session and are a key part of the latest Politically Speaking mailbag of listener questions.
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With the Senate adjourning the day before, after passing a congressional redistricting map, the House spent the last day of the 2022 session approving 20 pieces of legislation.
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The House also approved an omnibus education bill that bolsters reading assistance in schools, and a bill giving more protections to sexual assault survivors.
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A previous version of the legislation would have taken money away from public school districts to make up for a disparity in funding for public charter schools. Now, the state would handle that responsibility.
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The new map passed by the House likely would keep Missouri’s current congressional delegation of six Republicans and two Democrats. It now goes to the Missouri Senate with only four days left in the legislative session.
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The Missouri House minority leader said that redistricting and voting rights bills could be major sources of contention during the last week of session.
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Missouri legislators will head back to Jefferson City this week for the final days of the 2022 session.
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The budget includes raising the minimum pay for teachers, fully funding the state’s Medicaid program, including its expansion population, and income tax credits, as well as close to $3 billion in federal funding for projects across the state.
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The budget includes millions for both starting and existing teacher salaries and school transportation as well as investments across the state.
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One of the transgender bills was added to a bill containing multiple measures about Missouri elections, including the requirement that voters show a photo ID in order to cast their ballot.
