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1 week ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Zoe Naylor |Jeanne Abbott
A "No Kings" demonstration is scheduled today in downtown Columbia, one of nearly 30 planned in Missouri and almost 2,000 across the country against Trump administration policies.
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2 weeks ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Zoe Naylor |Jeanne Abbott
A "No Kings" demonstration is scheduled today in downtown Columbia, one of nearly 30 planned in Missouri and almost 2,000 across the country against Trump administration policies.
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2 weeks ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Zoe Naylor |Jeanne Abbott
By Zoe Naylor,Jeanne Abbott A "No Kings" demonstration is scheduled Saturday in downtown Columbia, one of nearly 30 planned in Missouri and almost 2,000 across the country against Trump administration policies. The "No Kings Day of Defiance" was organized nationwide at the same time a military parade will mark the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary in Washington, D.C. The date also coincides with Trump's 79th birthday.
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3 weeks ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Zoe Naylor |Jeanne Abbott
By Zoe Naylor,Jeanne Abbott Despite strong public opposition to proposed amendments to the city's new short-term rental ordinance, the Planning and Zoning Commission approved them Thursday night in a lopsided vote. The commission voted 6-3 in favor of the amendments, after a lengthy meeting where residents largely objected to the neighborhood intrusion caused by short-term rentals. The vote serves as a recommendation to the Columbia City Council and is not a final decision.
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3 weeks ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Annelise Hanshaw |Zoe Naylor
By Annelise Hanshaw, The Missouri Independent,Zoe Naylor A decade of work by lawmakers and activists culminated earlier this month with the legislature sending a bill to Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe expanding extracurricular opportunities for homeschool students. The legislation, which has been filed every year in Missouri since 2014, will require public schools to allow homeschooled students in the area to try out for sports teams and other activities beginning in August.
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4 weeks ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Zoe Naylor |Tyler White |Elizabeth Brixey
By Zoe Naylor,Tyler White,Elizabeth Brixey The Columbia City Council will discuss two options for rebuilding the city's recycling facility at its pre-council meeting Monday. A tornado April 20 destroyed the city's Material Recovery Facility in far northeastern Columbia. Depending where on the landfill property the facility is built, it will cost an estimated $26.47 million or $26.71 million, according to a presentation that will be shown to the council.
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4 weeks ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Amelia Schaefer |Zoe Naylor |Jeanne Abbott
Students from China at the University of Missouri, as well as at universities across the country, are feeling uncertain after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Wednesday that the U.S. will begin revoking the visas of Chinese students.
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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Zoe Naylor |Elizabeth Brixey
By Zoe Naylor,Elizabeth Brixey The Columbia Farmers Market will resume its Wednesday Market this week. The mid-week market will run from 4 to 7 p.m. each Wednesday through Sept. 3 at 1769 W. Ash St., according to a news release from the Columbia Farmers Market. Nearly 30 vendors will sell produce, meat, cut flowers and baked goods, among other classic farmers market products.
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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Gordon Dickson |Zoe Naylor
By Gordon Dickson,Zoe Naylor The city's use of "diversity, equity and inclusion" language in its policies is once again on the Columbia City Council's agenda. Legal protections would be provided for city employees involved in signing paperwork for federal grants, if the city were ever to be accused of violating federal law, under a proposal the City Council will consider on Monday.
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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Zoe Naylor |Amber Roldan |Adeen Rao |Alec Martirez
A plan to cut diversity, equity and inclusion language from Columbia's strategic plan was put on hold Monday evening. The Columbia City Council voted unanimously to take up the issue again June 16 during its bimonthly regular meeting.
