Voting rights fails, but the fight for liberty goes on
Voting rights suffered a major and unfortunate blow last week when needed legislation failed in the U.S. Senate, where Republicans succeeded in blocking the legislation.
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Regardless of labels, let’s find a common understanding about race and racism
Critical Race Theory. Uncritical Race Theory.
Supreme Court to hear affirmative action cases
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will decide whether the use of race in the admissions processes at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina violates civil rights law and the Constitution, reviving a controversial legal debate over affirmative action that has been years in the making.
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Justices won’t hear proxy vote dispute
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge from House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to the proxy voting system that Democrats put in place in response to the coronavirus pandemic. McCarthy had sought a declaration that proxy voting, an absent representative giving authority for someone in attendance to cast his or her vote, was unconstitutional.
Historical Society takes advantage of new storage space
The Jackson County Historical Society's various collections of artifacts and archival materials often come from donations. But over the course of the pandemic, that has no longer been possible.
Falcons stave off Bears’ late charge
As Rhiannon Blackburn walked to the free throw line, the Van Horn senior guard knew she could seal a big win over rival William Chrisman. She had hit four 3-pointers and the Falcons held onto a 32-30 lead with just two seconds left on the clock.
New look proposed for area’s legislative seats
Eastern Jackson County’s representation in Jefferson City could shift to further favor Republicans under proposed new Missouri House districts. The 2021-22 House Independent Bipartisan Citizens Commission this week released its proposal for redrawing the 163 Missouri House districts using figures from the 2020 census.
City aims to keep flexibility amid pandemic
The city of Independence remains under a COVID-related state of emergency, even after Gov. Mike Parson allowed Missouri’s state of emergency to expire at the end of 2021.
MCC gets workforce program funding
By Karl Zinke The Blue River campus of Metropolitan Community Colleges is getting help from several sources to help it train local residents to find work. The biggest chunk will come from the $2 million in federal dollars that Jackson County is allocating to the campus in eastern Independence for its new Blue River East facility that will house several vocational degree programs.