AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoEducation: Missouri interim education commissioner Stacey Preis resigned amid debate over Gov. Mike Kehoe’s plan to grade public schools A through F. The State Board remains divided over whether letter grades will spur improvement or punish struggling schools. Election 2026: No-excuse early voting is underway ahead of Nov. 3. Voters will decide several statewide measures, including Amendment 3, which would repeal Missouri’s 2024 constitutional protections for reproductive health care. Health Care: BJC HealthCare and WashU Medicine will leave Aetna and Anthem Medicare Advantage networks Jan. 1, affecting about 85,800 St. Louis-area seniors. Transportation: MoDOT has selected interstate stretches for 75-mph speed limits under a new law allowing higher rural highway speeds. O’Fallon also approved nearly $1 million for a pedestrian path along Highway N. Public Records: Missouri media groups are suing the Highway Patrol over crash reports with names redacted, arguing the records should be public. Workforce: Missouri’s higher education and workforce agency unveiled a plan to expand training and employment, aiming for 60% postsecondary attainment and 70% workforce participation.
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