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The House's top Republican ripped Gov. Jay Nixon Thursday for issuing an executive order on sexual orientation in a non-discrimination policy.

In this July 28 photo, Missouri state Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-Chesterfield, speaks during a rally and fundraiser in St. Charles for supporters of Proposition C, a ballot measure to block the the new federal health insurance law.

The law established a scholarship range of $300 to $1,000 for students at community colleges, $1,000 to $2,150 for those at public universities, and $2,000 to $4,600 for students at private institutions.

As legislators and lawyers, advocates and Arizonans await a federal judge's ruling on the constitutionality of a far-reaching law targeted at illegal immigration, scholars are divided on how the court's decision may affect Missouri.

Defenders of the Nonpartisan Court Plan on Thursday urged a skeptical appeals court to throw out or revise an initiative petition that would subject all judges in the state to partisan elections.

The pursuit in District 90 is one of only two contested races for state legislature in the primary election on Aug. 3. John C. McCaherty of High Ridge will face Republican challenger Ronald L. Snyder of Fenton. The winner of that race will challenge incumbent Sam Komo, D-House Springs in the general election on Nov. 2.

The race in District 110 has three Democratic candidates: Jefferson County Executive Ed Kemp of Morse Mill; Ben Harris of Hillsboro; and Joe Detter of DeSoto. The 110th District covers parts of Jefferson, Franklin, and Washington counties.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon describes the importance of the Automotive Manufacturing Jobs Act before signing the bill into law at UAW Local 249 Thursday in Pleasant Valley, Mo. A pension overhaul Nixon signed into law Monday could offset the cost of offering Ford Motor Co. and other automotive manufacturers $150 million in tax breaks over the next decade.

A Missouri judge on Friday rejected a legal challenge to an Aug. 3 ballot measure that, if approved by voters, would put Missouri in conflict with a key provision of the new federal health care law.

It's happened in other states. Conservative Republican candidates appealing to tea party activists have defeated party-establishment candidates. But can it happen in Missouri?

A special session of the Legislature to approve automaker tax breaks and state pension changes cost Missouri taxpayers more than $120,000.

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