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Morning round-up
9:28 am
Tue March 27, 2012

Morning headlines: Tuesday, March 27, 2012

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St. Louis County Senator will not seek re-election

Jane Cunningham had initially filed to run for the 7th District seat, even though the new Senate map places that district in the Kansas City area.

The Republican from Chesterfield had hoped that the new map would be overturned and that the district she represents would not be moved to the other side of the state.  But that didn’t happen.  Cunningham says she most likely won’t run for a different office, but admits she hasn’t made up her mind yet:

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Mo. candidates filing begins
4:43 pm
Tue February 28, 2012

Candidates line up on 1st filing day for Aug. primary

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Candidates wait in line at the Mo. Sec. of State's office to file to run for state and federal offices. Fans were set up along the 3rd floor hallway as hundreds waited in line.
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A mini-bus belonging to a candidate for Mo. Governor sits parked outside the James C. Kirkpatrick Building in Jefferson City, which houses the Secretary of State's office.
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Candidates for the U.S. Senate, Congress, Missouri General Assembly, Governor  and other statewide offices can now file to run.

Hundreds flocked to Jefferson City today and lined up outside the doors of the Secretary of State’s office to file their paperwork. Among those filing on the first day was Republican Peter Kinder, who’s seeking a third term as Lt. Governor.  Kinder had originally planned to challenge incumbent Democrat Jay Nixon for Governor, but changed his mind last fall.

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Turner Fix bill
8:39 pm
Tue January 31, 2012

Bill to stem flood of K-12 transfers heard by Mo. Sen. committee

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A Mo. Senate committee hears testimony on legislation designed to address the Mo. Supreme Court's ruling in Turner v. Clayton, allowing students from unaccredited districts to transfer to adjacent accredited ones.
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Legislation that’s designed to stop a potential mass exodus of students from unaccredited schools in St. Louis and Kansas City to nearby suburban schools was heard Tuesday before a Missouri Senate committee.

The bill’s provisions include scholarships for kids in unaccredited public schools to attend private schools, and it would allow accredited schools to open charter schools in unaccredited districts.  Tina Hardin of St. Louis spoke in favor of the bill.  Her son was accepted into a Catholic school, but says she can’t afford to send him there.

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