Lawsuit seeks Missouri ballot spot for amendment limiting changes to voter-approved initiatives
Volunteers with Respect Missouri Voters collect signatures during the No Kings demonstration at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City…
What Tuesday’s primary results say about Amendment 5 and the next Missouri Senate
The Missouri Capitol Building in Jefferson City on May 12 (Jason Hancock/Missouri Independent). Missourians went to the polls Tuesday, and…
Negative, false and misleading political ads pollute and undermine the election process
(mcdustleroy/iStock Images) What is your reaction when viewing TV, listening to the radio or surfing digital platforms and there is…
Governors and lawmakers say they’re getting serious about states’ rights
Kristen Welker, host of NBC’s Meet the Press, interviews Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis and Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox…
States begin banning ‘surveillance pricing’ that uses personal data to charge more
A few states have enacted laws to limit surveillance pricing, which uses a customer’s personal data to set prices. (Photo…
White House plan for a ‘golden age’ of science ignores the structures that made the US a scientific superpower
Does the White House report Science: A New Golden Age signal twilight for US global scientific leadership? Charles Smith/Corbis/VCG via…
Missouri should dump the use of junk science in its courtrooms
(Photo by simpson33 via iStock / Getty Images Plus) Missouri patients deserve confidence that the science presented in our courtrooms…
Courts rule Trump administration can’t cancel $22B in climate grants
A federal judge ruled it was unlawful that the EPA canceled $1.6 billion in environmental and climate justice grants. (Photo…
Farm Bills have been a farce for years. This one seems tragic
(Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight). Lawmakers must stop pretending this Farm Bill works. As Charles Givens once said, “Doing more of…
With new tactics, ICE reaches new high in monthly arrests
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer watches a crowd of protesters at Delaney Hall, a detention center, in Newark,…
Same Knee Surgery, Twice the Price: Hospital Monopolies Push Up Healthcare Costs
More than a million times a year, a U.S. surgeon slices open a knee, strips out worn cartilage, caps the…
Missouri is No. 3 in the number of cyclosporiasis cases in the nation
Vegetables and lettuces at a grocery store in Michigan. Michigan health officials say lettuces and salad greens are emerging as…