Politics
MRN interviews the two candidates in the Tuesday Hannibal Ward 2 runoff: April Azotea and Tammy Riley.
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Is Dick Durbin announcing whether he’s running for reelection? Not this week, the state’s senior U.S. senator told reporters in his hometown of East St. Louis on Monday. Illinois Democrats are eagerly awaiting Durbin’s decision, but it’s not clear when the second-highest ranking Senate Democrat will decide if he will run for a sixth term. Despite…
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Gov. JB Pritzker said last week that the extreme uncertainty with the US government and the international economy might mean that the legislature may have to reconvene to reconfigure the state budget after it adjourns at the end of next month. “It may very well be that we’re going to have to come back at…
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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois K-12 schools may soon be required to pick new mascots to replace those that reference Native American names and imagery. That would include logos, team names and mascots which 90 schools throughout the state use, such as the Mt. Zion Braves or the Cahokia Comanches, according to legislators. House Bill 1237 passed…
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SPRINGFIELD — Small Illinois counties will be allowed to band together to form new Veterans Assistance Commissions under legislation passed through the Illinois House this week by State Representative Kyle Moore (R-Quincy). House Bill 1352 will allow multiple counties who are within a judicial circuit to form a Jurisdictional Veterans Assistance Commission. ”Under current guidelines most…
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SPRINGFIELD — The House passed a bill Tuesday that would ban public schools from using mascots that discriminate against people with disabilities. The bill, if signed into law, currently would affect just one high school in St. Clair County. Freeburg Community High School’s mascot, the “Midgets,” is considered a slur used against people with dwarfism.…
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State Rep. Scott Cupps strolled into a Missouri Capitol hearing room wearing a sport coat made of old quilts and toting a hand-cranked Bingo ball spinner. The jacket was a gift from friends back in his Shell Knob district, commissioned by his grandmother’s old quilt club. The Bingo spinner, procured from “the nuns at St.…
Read Full Article You’ve probably read about the Republican Party implosion last week in suburban municipal and township campaigns, particularly in DuPage County. It’s important to remember that these consolidated elections are not always a reliable indication of the future. They’re very low turnout, and in years like this – when the election was held during a hugely…
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QUINCY — Karol Ehmen is Mayor Mike Troup and the Adams County Republican Central Committee’s choice to replace Mike Farha as one of the city’s two 4th Ward alderman. Ehmen’s appointment will go through at Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting and she will be immediately sworn in and seated to participate in the meeting. “I’ve…
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The Missouri House sent the state Senate a budget of almost $48 billion to fund state agency operations in the coming fiscal year, a spending plan almost certain to grow as the upper chamber adds more money for public schools and child care. The 13 spending bills use about $2.1 billion less overall and $800 million less…
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Republican Mike Troup survived a tough primary four years ago to win his first term as mayor over Democrat Nora Baldner by a 61-39 percent margin, with 8,145 votes cast. After surviving a tough Republican primary against Dan Brink in February, Troup lost his re-election bid on Tuesday to Linda Moore, who ran as an…
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While many Illinois Democrats wait anxiously to hear whether U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin will run for reelection in 2026 or step down after five terms in the Senate, at least one incumbent officeholder appears to be ruling himself out as a potential successor. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said Tuesday he is not interested in…
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QUINCY — Quincy has elected its first female mayor in the city’s history as former City Treasurer Linda Moore defeated incumbent Mike Troup in Tuesday’s election. Moore, who ran as an independent, won 39 of the city’s 42 precincts in garnering 58.4 percent of the overall vote. She ran strong in traditionally Republican precincts, including…
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A bill in the Missouri Senate’s education committee concerning religion in the classroom has senators, faith-based leaders and school advocates at odds. If passed, Senate Bill 594 would require classrooms to display a poster of at least 11 inches by 14 inches with the Ten Commandments in “large, easily readable font” beginning Jan. 1, 2026.…
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MRN’s David Adam sat down with Quincy Mayor Mike Troup and his challenger, Linda Moore, to discuss the city’s mayoral campaign as it enters its final days.
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QUINCY – Adams County Clerk Ryan A. Niekamp has announced that the County Clerk’s Office will be open for early voting on Saturday, March 29. “Early voting is quick and convenient, and this election focuses on our local community boards,” said County Clerk Ryan A. Niekamp. “Voters will be selecting representatives for school boards, community…
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For months, members of the group Q-RILE (an acronym for Quincy for Registration Inspection Licensing Enactment) collected signatures from members of the community to get their ordinance proposal on the ballot for the next election. After securing enough signatures, the proposal is set to appear as a ballot referendum on Tuesday. As it is non-binding, even upon…
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