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Nov 15, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Sterling Sewell |Anna Colletto
The holiday season is right around the corner, and there are many ways for area residents to find good cheer. Here's some ways to celebrate the holidays with performances, festivals, gift markets and more. For the whole family
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Sterling Sewell |Fred Anklam
By Sterling Sewell,Fred Anklam Workers earning minimum wage in Missouri will see a boost in their paychecks after voters approved a measure increasing the wage floor to $15 an hour by 2026. Nearly 59% of voters approved of Proposition A, according to unofficial results from the Missouri Secretary of State as of 11:50 p.m. Tuesday, with more than 92% of precincts reporting.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
news-journal.com | Sterling Sewell
There was a mixed bag of results on some of the other ballot questions voters faced Tuesday. Missourians voted to ban ranked-choice voting in all national, statewide or municipal elections following the passage of Amendment 7 on Tuesday. Boone County residents voted in favor of the amendment with 48,206 votes for and 35,767 votes against. The first question put to voters in the amendment was whether or not only U.S. citizens will be allowed to vote in elections, which is already a law.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Sterling Sewell |Fred Anklam
There was a mixed bag of results on some of the other ballot questions voters faced Tuesday. Missourians voted to ban ranked-choice voting in all national, statewide or municipal elections following the passage of Amendment 7 on Tuesday.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
bransontrilakesnews.com | Sterling Sewell
Republicans Bob Onder and Mark Alford will be representing Boone County and other state residents in U.S. House Districts 3 and 4, respectively. “The voters of Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District have spoken and I am honored that they have chosen me to represent them in Congress in January,” Onder said in a statement. “I look forward to working alongside President Trump and my colleagues in the House and Senate to Make America Great Again.”Later in the evening Onder spoke with the Missourian.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Sterling Sewell |Dmitry Martirosov
By Sterling Sewell,Dmitry Martirosov Republicans Bob Onder and Mark Alford will be representing Boone County and other state residents in U.S. House districts 3 and 4, respectively. "The voters of Missouri's 3rd Congressional District have spoken and I am honored that they have chosen me to represent them in Congress in January," Onder said in a statement. "I look forward to working alongside President Trump and my colleagues in the House and Senate to Make America Great Again."
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
missouriindependent.com | Sterling Sewell
If the 2020 presidential election is an indicator, determining who the next president will be may not be clear on election night. Local election officials as well as Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft said that voters should be assured that elections in Missouri are secure even if vote counting takes time. “I trust our elections,” Ashcroft said. “I was on the ballot in August, I lost, and sadly I trust that I lost.”It could take days after polls close before the final results become clear.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Sterling Sewell |Fred Anklam |Mary Bell
By Sterling Sewell,Fred Anklam,Mary McCue Bell If the 2020 presidential election is an indicator, determining who the next president will be may not be clear on election night. Local election officials as well as Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft said that voters should be assured that elections in Missouri and Boone County are secure even if vote counting takes time.
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Sterling Sewell |Fred Anklam
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Sterling Sewell |Fred Anklam
Missouri voters are being asked this year to allow court fees to be levied to support the salaries and benefits of current and former sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys and circuit attorneys. The proposed Constitutional Amendment 6, sponsored by Sen. Rusty Black, R-Chillicothe, seeks to reinstate a $3 court fee on criminal and traffic cases that funded the Missouri Sheriffs' Retirement System. The fee would only be applied to those who plead or are found guilty.
