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Missouri

'Victory for Farmers' as Jury Awards Grower $265 Million in Damages From Drift of Monsanto's Dicamba

Brad Rose looks at rows of soybean plants that show signs of having been affected by Dicamba use on Aug 9, 2017

Right-Wing 'Review Boards' in Missouri Would Pave Way for Arresting Librarians Over Books Deemed 'Inappropriate'

Julia Conley, staff writer

"Every reader and writer in the country should be horrified, absolutely horrified, at this bill."

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'Now Let's Do This Everywhere': Kansas City, Missouri Approves Free Public Transit for All

Julia Conley, staff writer

Measure championed as "visionary" way to reduce inequality and better serve...

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'Deeply Disturbing': Missouri Health Director Kept Spreadsheet of Planned Parenthood Patients' Menstrual Periods

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

The exterior of a Planned Parenthood Reproductive Health Services Center

"Missouri politicians have gone too far. Tracking patients' periods is...

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Pro-choice supporters and staff of Planned Parenthood hold a rally outside the Planned Parenthood Reproductive Health Services Center in St. Louis, Missouri, May 31, 2019

To Counter Missouri's Attacks on Abortion Care, Planned Parenthood Opens 'Mega-Clinic' in Neighboring Illinois

Refusing to Comply With 'Dehumanizing' Rules Any Longer, Missouri's Last Abortion Clinic Defies Regulators

Black drivers in Missouri are 91 percent more likely to be pulled over by police than white drivers, according to a new report from the state's attorney general.

'Wake-Up Call' Report Shows Black Drivers in Missouri 91 Percent More Likely to Be Pulled Over by Police

Extreme Flooding Across Midwest 'Exactly In Line' With Scientific Warnings of Climate Crisis: Experts

Missouri's Last Abortion Clinic Safe for Now Under Judge's Order, But Fight to Protect Roe 'Far From Over'

'A Public Health Crisis': With Deadline in 48 Hours, Missouri's Last Abortion Clinic Sues GOP Government to Remain Open

Thousands of people attempt to march down Istanbul's famous Istiklal street during a rally for International Women's Day on March 8, 2019.

Abortion Laws in Saudi Arabia More Forgiving Than in Alabama: Report

Reproductive rights advocates

As Republicans Target Roe, New Poll Shows Majority of Americans Don't Want Landmark Ruling Overturned

'This Is Not A Drill': Amid GOP Attack, Pro-Choice #StopTheBans Rallies Take Place Nationwide

Pro-choice protesters in Chicago, July 2018.

Despite Inclusive Rhetoric, Corporations Back Extremist State Legislators Waging War on Women

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Nationwide Protests and State Boycotts Planned Amid Wave of GOP Attacks on Abortion Rights

Wesley Bell speaks during the dedication of a new community empowerment center in Ferguson, Missouri.

Overcoming 'Decades of Corruption and Systemic Racism,' Reformer Wesley Bell Ousts Prosecutor Who Let Michael Brown's Killer Off the Hook

Further

We're Not In Kansas Anymore: Stable Genius Strikes Again

Sigh. So there was a Super Bowl. The Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers. With his usual linguistic and geographic acumen, Dear Leader tweeted his congrats to the Chiefs: "You represented the Great State of Kansas and, in fact, the entire USA, so very well." Alas, Kansas City is in Missouri. At some point he (or his lackeys) deleted it. Because he is, as one social media analyst put it, "a stonecold fucking moron," he hasn't learned the Internet is forever. Let us pray he won't be.

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ACLU

ACLU Sues Missouri Over Disastrous Public Defender System

ACLU

Court Finds Mandatory Drug Testing of College Students Unconstitutional

Center for Biological Diversity

Ban Sought on Commercial Trapping of Wild Turtles in Missouri

Advancement Project

Missouri Legislature Passes Bills to Undercut Fundamental Right to Vote

Sierra Club

After EPA Rejection of Weak Missouri Air Pollution Proposal, 600 Missourians Speak Out In Support of Protecting Communities from Dangerous Sulfur Dioxide

ACLU

Federal Trial Begins Over Voting Rights in Ferguson, Missouri

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Robert C. Koehler

The Armed Bureaucracy

Heidi Shierholz

Missourians See 'Right-to-Work' for What It Is: An Assault on Workers

Frank Leon Roberts

The Ferguson Effect: Why Wesley Bell’s Primary Victory in St. Louis Matters

Christopher Brauchli

Missouri and the Death Penalty

Leonard Pitts Jr.

Think Innocent People Are Never Wrongly Convicted?

Jeff Bryant

How Budget Austerity Puts Public School Parents On Par With Criminals

Rinaldo Walcott

After Ferguson: Defend the Dead

Janine Jackson

Michael Brown Had a Father

Carl Finamore

Missing in Action: AFL-CIO Should Be in Ferguson

John Grant

Community or Warzone: Warrior Cops Lose a Round in Missouri