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Hourslong filibuster over Franklin County Commission appointment sputters in Missouri Senate

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A Republican state senator spent hours Wednesday trying to block the appointment of his former colleague to a county office over a grudge that goes back more than seven years. Shortly after 1 a.m., the filibuster sputtered and the appointment was confirmed by the Missouri Senate. State Sen. Mike Moon, an Ash Grove Republican, sought to prevent former Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz from being confirmed to a spot on the Franklin County Commission. Schatz was appointed to the job earlier this…
Annelise Hanshaw

Ethics panel issues ‘reproval’ to lawmaker from Wildwood who ran for Missouri House speaker

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A Missouri House member violated a state disclosure law by voting on an appropriation that helped his employer, according to a report approved unanimously on Wednesday by the House Ethics Committee. The committee, made up of five Republicans and five Democrats, was investigating a complaint against state Rep. Justin Sparks, a Republican from Wildwood, related to his employment with the National Law Enforcement Foundation. The committee found “no support for the claims made in the complaint,”…
Rudi Keller

Tornadoes flip vehicles, destroy homes during Wednesday storms

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Storms swept through the St. Louis region Wednesday afternoon, leaving damage in their wake. A tornado touched down in Washington County near Potosi in Missouri, as well as in Bond County near Greenville, Illinois. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said no fatalities had been reported as of Wednesday evening. Here's what we know so far about Wednesday evening's storm damage. Washington County, Missouri Multiple residents throughout Potosi and other nearby areas shared video and pictures of the…
Kelsi Anderson

Inside new $33M innovation hub that opens next week

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The 55,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will function as a social impact hub, research lab, think tank and workspace, and is designed to advance innovation and economic growth in Alton, the Metro East and the St. Louis region, backers said.
Gloria Lloyd

Nomination of Missouri’s Ed Martin as US attorney for D.C. blocked in Senate

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A Democratic U.S. senator from California is blocking the nomination of Missouri Republican Ed Martin Jr. to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, calling him a “one-man wrecking ball” on social media. U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff, in a news release issued Tuesday, cited Martin’s actions since being named interim U.S. attorney as the reason for the hold. “For the past nine weeks, Ed Martin has consistently undermined the independence and abused the power of the U.S. Attorney’s office…
Rudi Keller