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More and More States Introduce Costly Anti-Immigration Bills

Seth Hoy, Immigration Impact. February 9, 2012.

Despite the devastating consequences of state immigration laws in Alabama and Arizona, legislators in other states have introduced similar enforcement bills this year.

How Rick Santorum Stokes Race and Class Anxieties to Win Unlikely Primary Victories

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. February 8, 2012.

Santorum's success in the Midwest has come through a combination of race and class-based grievances as well as his appeal to social conservatives.

Missouri Approves Marijuana Legalization Initiatives

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. November 8, 2011.

If the initiative makes the ballot next year, Missouri will join Washington and Colorado in taking the issue before the voters.

It's Feds vs. Deadheads in Missouri "Schwagstock" Forfeiture Battle

Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle. July 2, 2011.

The DEA claims that concert camping venue engaged in open sales of cocaine, marijuana, LSD (acid), ecstasy, opium and marijuana-laced food products.

The Right Wing Has Made It Next to Impossible for Many Women to Get Abortions

Kaili Joy Gray, Daily Kos. September 8, 2010.

For many women, getting access to abortion has become extraordinarily difficult. Conservatives' plan is to make it impossible.

The Clock is Ticking: Will Bill Richardson Abolish the Death Penalty In New Mexico?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. March 18, 2009.

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has until midnight tonight to sign legislation to shut down the state's death machinery.

McCain Barely Wins in Missouri: The Presidential Election Is Finally Over

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. November 20, 2008.

So much for that "bellwether" talk.

GOP's 2008 Legal Strategy: Target Every Battleground State

Steven Rosenfeld, November 1, 2008.

So much for McCain's claim that "the fabric of democracy" is being torn. It's only being ruffled by Republicans in battleground states.

Voting Watch: Twelve States To Follow on Election Day

Electionline.org, October 31, 2008.

If there's going to be voting problems on Election Day, chances are it will be in these 12 states.

Voter Rolls Grow As States Help Poor People Register

Scott Novakowski, Demos.org. October 7, 2008.

As North Carolina, Michigan, Virginia and Missouri ask public aid recipients if they want to register to vote, thousands of new voters are added.

Independent Exit Pollsters in Swing States Seek Volunteers

Steven Freeman, October 7, 2008.

An independent effort led by noted academics is planning exit polls in Ohio, Missouri and Pennsylvania to verify the official vote count.

Lavena Johnson Was Raped and Murdered: Then the Army Covered It Up

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake. July 28, 2008.

Lavena Johnson died a horrific death at the hands of her fellow soldiers -- and then the Army called it a suicide.

Federal Judge Orders Missouri to Register Low-Income Voters

Demos , Project Vote , The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, July 16, 2008.

The state failed to offer more than 1 million people the chance to register to vote.

Fake Federal Agent Fought Own Private Drug War

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise. July 1, 2008.

Sgt. Bill said he didn't need a warrant because he worked for the federal government. Turns out, he was just some random guy.

Lessons from Voting Rights Activists' Big Win in Missouri

Art Levine, AlterNet. June 10, 2008.

How the good guys finally won and what it means for 2008.

Trailblazing woman & former Lt. Governor dies

Philip Barron, February 9, 2007.

Harriet Woods was Missouri's first woman Senator...