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  "path": "/briefs/missouri-senate-committee-backs-purple-alert-discusses-tougher-school-bus-stop-penalties/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-14T11:41:35.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
    "Legislature",
    "Mike Jones",
    "Purple Alert",
    "school transportation",
    "Sherri Gallick"
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  "textContent": "A Missouri Senate committee debated two bills Monday, one that would create a statewide alert system and another focused on children’s safety in school zones. The Senate Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety voted unanimously to pass legislation that would establish an alert system, similar to Amber or Silver alerts, for missing persons with […]",
  "title": "Missouri Senate committee backs Purple Alert, discusses tougher school bus stop penalties"
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