Trump appoints committee to revive quest to remove Lisa Cook from Fed board
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook leaves the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 21, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin…
Missouri voters sent a message. Will their leaders listen?
A polling location in Jefferson City (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). In early August, Missouri voters decisively rejected two efforts to rewrite some…
Former Missouri AG Andrew Bailey makes appearance in Columbia after leaving FBI post
Former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey speaks on Tuesday at American Legion Post 202. Bailey served as the co-deputy director…
Gen Z politicians who want to make a change grapple with parties that aren’t always ready for them
Kansas state Rep. Angel Roeser chats with fellow House Republicans on April 10, 2025. Roeser, 25, decided not to run…
‘We Are Seen as Disposable’: Rural Residents Fight a Proposed Gas Pipeline
CHATHAM COUNTY, N.C. — Despite being in one of the nation’s fastest-growing states, this rural county of roughly 85,000 people…
AI, Tech Leaders Are Lobbying Trump Health Officials in a Government-Run Chat Room
A cadre of elite techies, financiers, and high-level Trump administration officials have spent a year quietly charting an extraordinary and…
Election betting is booming as the midterms near. Do states have the power to curb it?
A growing number of state officials fear prediction markets are opening the door to a new era of gambling on…
Senate Democrats demand apology after Eric Schmitt’s false accusations against Jack Smith
U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri speaks during a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing while a poster is displayed purporting…
St. Louis jury awards $10 million in sprawling Missouri cannabis ownership fight
Mel Carnahan Courthouse in St. Louis (Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent). A St. Louis jury awarded $10 million Tuesday to three plaintiffs…
Why fall yard care could start with doing less – but not nothing
Leaves on the ground are part of the natural cycle of nutrients. Manjot Sidhu, CC BY-SA Every autumn, homeowners and…
Melanie Stinnett and Betsy Fogle square off in competitive Missouri Senate race in Springfield
Democratic state Rep. Betsy Fogle, Libertarian nominee Cecil Ince and Republican state Rep. Melanie Stinnett are running to replace term-limited…
Urban, rural hospitals closing at similar rates, study finds
Urban hospitals are closing at roughly the same rate as rural ones, and the shuttered hospitals are more likely to…