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The two House bills were sponsored by a Democrat and a Republican. -
Officials at Planned Parenthood Great Rivers are awaiting approval of what’s known as a complication plan before offering medication abortions again. -
Secretary of State Denny Hoskins rejected speeding up the process to begin sports betting. -
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True/False Music director Ashwini Mantrala discusses the upcoming music lineup for the festival.
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The Millennium Challenge Corporation, focused on boosting economic growth abroad, could essentially shutter. -
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The National Endowment for the Humanities says the project will "honor the statesmen, visionaries, and innovators who shaped the nation." It's a lot of statues.
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A spokesperson for Missouri’s Whiteman Air Force Base says no suspensions of transgender service members are being processed due to a memorandum sent out April 2 by the Department of Defense. -
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