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MEG CUNNINGHAM is The Beacon’s Missouri Statehouse reporter. Previously, Meg worked as a national politics reporter for ABC News in Washington, D.C., where she covered campaigns and elections. Meg is a Kansas City native and graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outdoors, cooking and yoga. Follow her on Twitter @Meg_Cunn.

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Kansas City Democratic Rep. Mark Sharp walks with Republican Gov. Mike Parson at a Kansas City Royals Game in 2021. (Gov. Mike Parson/Facebook)
Posted inState Government

What’s a Democrat to do? Mark Sharp’s lonely road chairing a committee in GOP-led legislature

Meg Cunningham by Meg Cunningham February 20, 2023February 21, 2023
Posted inState Government

Jobs are coming to KC, but child care, housing and transportation needs may stand in workers’ way

Meg Cunningham by Meg Cunningham February 13, 2023February 13, 2023
Posted inState Government

Missouri lawmakers wish you could have bet on Super Bowl this weekend

Meg Cunningham by Meg Cunningham February 9, 2023February 13, 2023
Posted inState Government

Missouri Republicans go after ‘woke’ investing to prevent state funds from being used in the fight against climate change

Meg Cunningham by Meg Cunningham February 2, 2023August 3, 2023
Posted inState Government

Long waits for service and frustrated staffers, how archaic technology hurts Missouri government

Meg Cunningham by Meg Cunningham January 27, 2023January 26, 2023
Members of the Missouri House of Representatives on the floor. (Missouri House of Representatives media)
Posted inDIY Democracy

How committees pull the strings in the Missouri legislature

Meg Cunningham by Meg Cunningham January 19, 2023January 20, 2023
People sit in a doctor's office
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Missourians on Medicaid should make sure state has their address if they want to keep insurance

Meg Cunningham by Meg Cunningham January 10, 2023January 11, 2023
Posted inState Government

DIY Democracy: How to follow the Missouri General Assembly

Meg Cunningham by Meg Cunningham January 6, 2023January 11, 2023
Posted inState Government

Clean-slate laws could bring sweeping criminal expungements to Missouri

Meg Cunningham by Meg Cunningham December 26, 2022July 27, 2023
Pentobarbital sodium injection
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Missouri is set to execute two people in 2023, but opponents see room to push back on death penalty

Meg Cunningham by Meg Cunningham December 21, 2022December 21, 2022

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