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Judge says Missouri governor can appoint a Lt. Gov.

A Missouri judge upheld a governor's right to appoint a lieutenant governor Wednesday, bringing some clarity to a decades-old legal argument in the state. Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem's ruling said Gov. Mike Parson had the authority to appoint Mike Kehoe as the state's lieutenant governor last month. He also said the Missouri Democratic Party ...

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