AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoMissouri Ballot: Election Day put abortion rights and restrictions on gender-transition care for minors before Missouri voters. Amendment 3 asked voters whether to repeal reproductive-health protections approved in 2024; the available coverage did not report a result. Education: A Cole County judge upheld the law allowing charter schools in Boone County, clearing the way for St. Louis University to sponsor a school in Columbia after the public school district challenged the statute. UMSL also named Ashwani Monga, an academic leader in Georgia’s university system, as its next chancellor, effective Jan. 1. Local Culture: Monett recognized Main Street for downtown projects and events, including a silo mural, a developing dog park and the Smoke n’ Sound barbecue and music festival. Missouri History: A profile highlighted Augustus Tolton, born enslaved in Ralls County in 1854, who became the first recognized Black diocesan priest in the United States.
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