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Florida, Missouri and West Virginia announced they're pulling out of the Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC, the only system states have to share voter registration data.
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Missouri K-12 teachers would be banned from talking about being gay with students without first getting parents' permission under a pending bill. LGBTQ rights activists asked lawmakers Tuesday not to pass the legislation during a public hearing at the Capitol, while supporters argued parents should be informed about those conversations. The proposal goes farther than a Florida law dubbed by critics as "Don't Say Gay." The Missouri measure would limit discussions on gender identity and LGBTQ issues unless school staff are licensed mental health care providers. Republican state Sen. Mike Moon's bill is among several filed across the nation this year that are similar to Florida's new law.
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Legal experts say the state's law is unconstitutional. But it could have a chilling effect on the state's law enforcement officers anyway.
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The state's Republican-led House approved a bill that would impose strict photo ID and other requirements on voting. The measure reflects a deep partisan divide over access to the polls.
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Greitens was facing possible impeachment and had been under investigation over allegations that he tried to dodge the state's campaign disclosure laws and to blackmail a former lover.