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Supporters sign an initiative petition in support of a ballot measure that would legalize abortion up to the point of fetal viability in Missouri during an event on Feb. 6, 2024, in Kansas City hosted by Missourians for Constitutional Freedom. File photo by Anna Spoerre | Missouri Independent
Missouri initiative campaigns confident of achieving signature goals
Three initiative campaigns say they are on track to submit signatures that would put measures to legalize abortion and sports wagering, and to increase the minimum wage, on Missouri’s ballot this year. more
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On Friday, April 5, Dan Lowe with the Sedalia Chapter of the Missouri Right to Life holds a sign discouraging petition signers at Bazoo Books. Lowe and several other Right to Life members were on hand for the controversial reproductive freedom petition drive. File photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Part 2: The pros and cons of the reproductive freedom initiative
On Tuesday, April 9, Susan Klein, the executive director of Missouri Right to Life, spoke to the Democrat about the controversial "Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative" petition. more
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James Sneed, left, the new Pettis County Ambulance District board member for District 3, displays his oath of office with Pettis County Clerk Nick La Strada after being sworn in Tuesday night, April 9. He was elected in the April 2 municipal election. Sneed will replace Vice Chair Mike Brown, who decided not to run in 2024. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Photos: PCAD installs new board members
From left, Kourtney Woodbury, of Kansas City, with the Missourians for Constitutional Freedom; Heather Carlos, of Overland Park, Kansas, with Planned Parenthood; and volunteer Teresa Cicela, of Henry County, take signatures for the "Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative" petition on Friday, April 5, outside Bazoo Books in Sedalia. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Part 1: The pros and cons of the reproductive freedom initiative
On Friday, April 5, members of Planned Parenthood, the Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, the Sedalia Democrat Club, and volunteers gathered in front of Bazoo Books to collect signatures for the "Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative" petition. more
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Municipal election sees 13.21% voter turnout
Just shy of 3,500 registered voters cast a ballot in the April 2 municipal election in Pettis County. more
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Wood, Page elected to SFCC board
Voters elected an incumbent and a newcomer to the State Fair Community College Board of Trustees in the April 2 municipal election. more
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Live Results: 2024 Pettis County Municipal Election
Below are the results of contested races and ballot questions in the April 2 municipal election in Pettis County, according to unofficial results from the Pettis County Clerk’s Office. An asterisk denotes the winners. more
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Poll worker Linda Casey helps voter Josey Trautman sign in to cast her ballot Tuesday, April 2 at Convention Hall. Poll workers noted a light turnout for the municipal election. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Photos: Voters head to polls for municipal election
Just shy of 3,500 registered voters cast a ballot in the April 2 municipal election in Pettis County. more
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Pettis County Clerk Nick La Strada says the Pettis Election Annex, 215 E. Fifth St., will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 30 and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, April 1 for no-excuse absentee voting.  Photo By Chris Howell | Democrat
Pettis Clerk offers reminders for municipal election
With the Municipal Election coming up Tuesday, April 2, Pettis County Clerk Nick La Strada spoke with the Democrat this week to offer some last-minute reminders for voters. more
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A view of the Missouri Senate chamber from the visitors gallery. Photo courtesy of the Missouri Senate
Open seats, primary challenges mean Missouri Senate will see most turnover in two decades
This year’s elections will result in some of the biggest changes in Missouri Senate membership since term limits took effect 20 years ago, with at least nine members exiting the chamber and primary challenges that could send four incumbents home. more
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Filing closes for August primary election
Candidate filing ended Tuesday, March 26 for the Aug. 6 primary election in Missouri. more
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Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher, R-Des Peres, announced Tuesday he will drop out of the lieutenant governor’s race and instead seek the GOP nomination for secretary of state. Photo by Tim Bommel | Missouri House Communications
Embattled Missouri House speaker switches races, now running for secretary of state
Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher, fending off an ethics investigation into allegations of misconduct, announced Tuesday he will drop out of the lieutenant governor’s race and instead seek the GOP nomination for secretary of state. more
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Sandra Self votes at the Democratic presidential primary Saturday, March 23 at the Heckart Community Center. Employees of the Pettis County Clerk's Office were on hand to help with the voting process. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Democrat presidential primary turns out voters on Saturday
President Joe Biden was expected to sweep Missouri Democrats’ presidential primary Saturday, although he already secured enough delegates nationally to receive the Democratic nomination earlier this month. more
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The Pettis County Pachyderm Club hosted a candidate forum Friday, March 22 at the Heckart Community Center. Moderator Kevin Lujin, far left, asked questions of candidates, from left, Steve Bloess (standing), Jeff Page and Patty Wood. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
State Fair Community College board candidates face-off at Pachyderm forum
On Friday, March 22, three candidates for the State Fair Community College Board of Trustees explained why they should be given one of two six-year terms in the April 2 municipal election. more
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In the April 2 municipal election, residents of the Village of Hughesville will vote on whether to continue a tax levy for maintenance of local infrastructure or allow it to sunset. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Clerk: Renewing Hughesville tax levy won't raise rates
In the upcoming April 2 municipal election, voters in the Village of Hughesville will be presented with a ballot question: “Shall the $0.30 tax levy on $100 valuation for general municipal purposes for four years in the Village of Hughesville, Missouri, be approved?” more
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The Missouri Democratic Party will host its presidential primary on Saturday, March 23.  File photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
What to expect in Missouri's Democratic presidential primary
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden goes before Missouri primary voters on Saturday, and much has changed since the last time he was on the state's ballot seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. more
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On April 2, voters will decide if Sedalia's city council terms will be extended from two- to four-year terms.  File photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Two- or four-year terms for city council? Voters to decide April 2
Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the Sedalia City Council ward that Chris Marshall represents. more
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Three running for two seats on Dresden school board
Three candidates are running for two seats on the Pettis County R-XII (Dresden) Board of Education, a three-year term, in the April 2 municipal election. more
Five competing for two seats on Northwest school board
Five candidates are vying for two seats on the Pettis County R-V (Northwest) Board of Education in the April 2 municipal election. more
Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, addresses reporters in the Senate mezzanine after the second week of the legislative session. File photo by Annelise Hanshaw | Missouri Independent
Caleb Rowden drops out of GOP race for Missouri Secretary of State
With a swipe at the intraparty foes who have disrupted the state Senate for several years, Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden on Monday dropped out of the Republican race for Secretary of State. more
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