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Posts Tagged ‘Missouri’

Drag Queens Persevere in Face of anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation in Kansas and Missouri

By | July 18, 2023 | 0
Drag Queen “Manic High” applying makeup.

The Kansas City and Lawrence drag community is persevering in the face of a wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation in Kansas and Missouri. Here’s how.

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Missouri Plan for Peak Power Pricing Prompts Pushback

By | July 17, 2023 | 0
Evergy offices in downtown Topeka, Kansas.

A Missouri regulatory plan to adopt time-of-use pricing for electrical power is running into resistance from some politicians and utilities such as Evergy.

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Smithville Nonprofit Seeks to Become ‘Epicenter of the School-Choice Movement’

By | July 10, 2023 | 0
Monument sign for the Herzog Foundation in Smithville.

Before his death, Stanley Herzog’s largesse bankrolled a generation of GOP candidates. His fortune is now focused on expanding ‘Christ-centered K-12 education.’

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Positive Polling Doesn’t Guarantee Victory for Abortion Rights

By | July 5, 2023 | 0
Attendees of the Kansans for Constitutional Freedom watch party celebrate after primary election results verify Kansans voted to keep abortion a constitutional right.

Polls show that most Americans, even in red states, oppose the strict abortion bans Republican state lawmakers have enacted in the year since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.

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That Sinking Feeling: Missouri Full of Caves, Sinkholes

By | June 27, 2023 | 1
A sinkhole in Barry County, Missouri.

Missouri is unusually fertile ground for sinkholes and caves, thanks to its landscape. The Show-Me State is home to the second most caves in the country.

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