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PLS won’t keep Dana Raker from covering her hometown

Dana Raker From Matthew Barba Missouri Press News As a profession, journalism has always attracted the passionate and tenacious, those who refuse

Legislative Report: Week 18: Five More Legislative Days Remain

The Missouri General Assembly wrapped up a somewhat busy week in Jefferson City that ended with the passage of

Northeast News teaches lesson about the fragility of local news

Blank front page, 'radio silence' in late March showed community the importance of a local news presence By Matthew Barba Missouri

Legislative Report: Week 17: Two Weeks Remain in 2021 Session

As things continue to move at a super-fast pace over the next two weeks, we plan to send a

Legislative Report: Week 16: Governor Announces Major DHSS Changes

On Tuesday, Governor Mike Parson named his deputy chief of staff Robert Knodell as acting director of the Missouri

Legislative Report: Week 15: House Speeding, Senate Leaning

Members of the Missouri House kept their pedals to the metal and sped through debate and votes on more

PSA Advertising Update: ‘We can do this,’ local newspapers tell Health and Human Services

From National Newspaper Association: More than 2,500 local newspapers joined a letter from National Newspaper Association to Health and Human

Legislative Report: Week 14: House and Senate Make Little Progress

Missouri legislators returned on Tuesday from their annual Easter Break and continued working on their legislative calendars. The Missouri

Your Signature Needed for Coronavirus Vaccination PSA Advertising

  Good morning, MPA members, Missouri Press Association, in conjunction with the National Newspaper Association, is asking for our members to

Legislative Report: Week 13: House Passes State Budget for FY22

The House of Representatives jumped on the budget bandwagon Tuesday, perfecting the state’s 14 budget bills during nearly eight

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