Missouri Supreme Court finds Denny Hoskins “was in contempt” over congressional maps
Secretary of State Denny Hoskins speaks with reporters in the Missouri Supreme Court Building on Thursday (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent). The…
Trump administration aims to exclude many noncitizens from the census
A Trump administration plan for overhauling the census could mean major changes for how millions in federal funding is allocated…
Missouri Supreme Court orders Denny Hoskins to answer on contempt charge
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins listens to three cases during Missouri Supreme Court arguments Sept. 2 (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).…
Readers Wrestle With Healthcare Inequalities and Want a Word With Congress
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity…
Learning without a brain – how bacteria store memories and remember the past like artificial neural networks
_E. coli_ uses memories of the past to inform its present behavior. Cavallini JamesBSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Learning…
How 9/11 changed the way America surveils its citizens
People look out at Manhattan and beyond at One World Observatory at One World Trade Center in New York City.…
At midterm convention, Trump pledges cash to voters if Republicans hold Congress
President Donald Trump speaks on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on…
Missouri schools deserve better than a single letter grade
A classroom at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in South Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 12, 2024 (Spenser Heaps/Utah News…
Trump’s beef import plan: The trade off facing Missouri farmers and consumers
USDA Supervisory Agricultural Meat Graders at the annual national beef correlation event, Aug. 13, 2019. In 2019, the top four…
Indigenous Groups Are Exempt From Medicaid Work Rules, but Native Hawaiians Aren’t
WAIANAE, Hawai‘i — Native Hawaiians will need to comply with new work requirements to qualify for Medicaid after being excluded…
Latest Missouri poll finds another razor thin margin ahead of November vote on abortion
Demonstrators ordered out of the Missouri House public gallery during a debate on anti-abortion legislation march and chant Wednesday, May…
When a Friend Becomes a Caregiver
For several years, Nicole Straight and Patricia Wood, who lived across the street from each other in Sausalito, California, were…