While many districts, including Hickman Mills, saw improvements in their scores, some public and charter schools in the Kansas City area fell short of state targets.
Ceilidh Kern
Ceilidh Kern was The Beacon’s Missouri statehouse reporter. She came to The Beacon from the Jefferson City News Tribune, where she covered state and county government. Before that, she covered a variety of beats for the Columbia Missourian, Kansas City Flatland and Euractiv. A Maryland native, she came to Missouri to attend the University of Missouri-Columbia, where she studied journalism, political science and environmental health and graduated in 2024.
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Missouri gives ‘one of the biggest millionaire tax cuts’ this year, report says
This year, Missouri became the first state in the country to tax income but not capital gains. That could present a challenge as the state prepares to face a budget shortfall.
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Missouri governor signs new congressional redistricting map into law
Even with the governor’s signature, the map faces several legal challenges amid allegations of gerrymandering.
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On initiative petitions, Missouri lawmakers, citizens look to curb the other group’s power
As Republican lawmakers move to make it harder to amend the state constitution, another coalition is pushing to make it harder for lawmakers to amend or repeal voters’ decisions.
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Missouri’s redistricting effort is legally unprecedented, experts say
The legislature’s effort to draw a new congressional map breaks with tradition and could force the Missouri Supreme Court to decide on the legality of midcycle redistricting.
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‘Kansas City hangs in the balance’: Contentious hearing kicks off Missouri redistricting effort
Under the map proposed by Gov. Mike Kehoe and carried by Rep. Dirk Deaton, Jackson County voters would be split between districts stretching into eastern, southern and northern Missouri.
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Blocked from seeing her son, a Missouri mother fights to change the state’s guardianship law to help others like him
A Missouri mother says her experience with the guardianship system has inspired her to push for changes in state law to protect families like hers.
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Missouri’s congressional map earned an ‘A’ for partisan fairness. State lawmakers are looking to change that.
Two of Missouri’s eight congressional districts are represented by Democrats. Under pressure from President Donald Trump, some state lawmakers are looking to cut U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver out.
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Cheaper cannabis: Missouri Supreme Court rules counties, cities can’t ‘stack’ taxes on marijuana sales
Following the ruling, county marijuana sales taxes will only apply to dispensaries in unincorporated areas.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture looks to move thousands of employees out of D.C., with some coming to Kansas City
The move will bring staff closer to those they serve and help the department cut costs, according to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins.