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The race for Jackson County Executive

Frank White has been Jackson County Executive since 2016. This year, he's being challenged by Republican Theresa Galvin, the 6th District Legislator who was elected in 2014. One of the biggest issues in the race has been White's handling of the 2019 property value assessments.

Life Lesson: Crime Is Fake???

Kansas GOP mailers push 'patently absurd' crime narrative, teachers union says - Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA - GOP mailers flooding Kansas mailboxes across the state in the last push before Election Day are focusing on crime. Some Kansans have called the mailer contents blatant lies and a form of fearmongering that follows national GOP election tactics.

Show-Me Reefer Madness Soon To Hit Local Streets

Experts: Missouri roadways will become more dangerous and deadly if voters legalize recreational marijuana in the Nov. 8 election

More people will die and be injured on Missouri roads and highways if voters approve recreational marijuana in the Nov. 8 election on Tuesday, experts say and statistics show. Missouri voters will be asked in Amendment 3 whether to legalize recreational marijuana. The state's voters approved medicinal marijuana in 2018.

Losers Soon To Be Out In The Cold

Kansas energy lawyer presses for inquiry of potential market manipulation in 2021 cold snap - Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA - The Kansas Corporation Commission issued orders requiring retail residential ratepayers to bear the brunt of $622 million in extraordinary costs absorbed by public utilities to buy natural gas during a brutal cold snap in February 2021. The three-member KCC didn't require utility companies to eat costs associated with a winter storm given the name Uri.

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Missouri election guide: The big questions voters will face on Tuesday's ballot

Courtesy Adobe Voters around the state have been taking advantage of Missouri's first ever no-excuse early voting period the last two weeks. The early voting period ends at 5 p.m. Monday, and polls will be open for everyone else from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

Red State Tactics Exposed

Roundtable analyzes Eric Schmitt's campaign strategy

Hide Transcript Show Transcript PEOPLE ARE EXCITED ABOUT HAVING A CONSERVATIVE GO TO WASHINGTON AND SAVE THIS COUNTRY. CODY: WE ARE BACK TO TALK ABOUT THE REPUBLICAN IN MISSOURI'S U.S. SENATE RACE, ERIC SCHMITT. HE IS FROM BRIDGETON, MISSOURI. HE SPENT NEARLY A DECADE IN THE MISSOURI STATE SENATE AND BECOMING TREASURER AND NOW ATTORNEY GENERAL.

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Decision 2022: How election authorities protect, count your vote

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Thousands of voters will head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 8, to participate in midterm elections. Polls open at 6 a.m. in Missouri and 7 a.m. in Kansas. Both states require voters to be in line by 7 p.m. to cast their vote.

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