Kermit Miller

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An Audit Battle

Reflecting on the year-long exit audit conducted on former Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley.

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The State of the State 

Governor Mike Parson delivers an overview of how Missouri is faring.

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Legislation to Watch in 2020

This session’s pre-filed bills forecast an active election year.

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Medicaid Expansion

Discussing Missouri’s initial choice to opt out of Medicaid and a possible public vote to reverse that decision.

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The Politics of Vaping

Missouri’s response to the vaping epidemic facing our youth.

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The Elephant in the Room

The first extra session of the Missouri General Assembly skirts around the topic of lethal violence.

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Heads Counted, Lines Drawn

The state auditor is soliciting applicants for the person who will oversee the redrawing congressional and Missouri legislative boundary lines.

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The Summer of Suffrage

Last November, women accounted for 135 of the candidates for state and federal administrative, legislative, and judicial offices, a Missouri record. 

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Governor Mike Parson … a Year Later

It’s been about a year since Mike Parson took over the governor’s office, but it’s been filled with enough activity to seem like a long time ago.

GM Expands in Wentzville

As often as not, something significant, with the potential to push everything else aside, will…

A River Battle

First comes the water, then come the politics. The Missouri River has been a battleground…

Tube to the Future

Imagine it’s 1903 and a couple of brothers who sell and repair bicycles for a…