Denny Hoskins’ terrible, horrible, no good, very bad month
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins speaks to reporters following Missouri Supreme Court arguments Sept. 2 (Annelise Hanshaw/MissouriIndependent). There are…
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to permit quick third-country deportations
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 9, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration Thursday made…
US Supreme Court again blocks Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map
The U.S. Supreme Court building (Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom). The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday drove a stake through the heart…
Food Safety Finds a Place Among ‘Kitchen-Table’ Political Issues
The run-up to the midterm elections is turning into a food fight — literally. The summer was marred by a…
Gen Z communicates differently in the workplace, but older colleagues can still decode them
Young workers often share values with older colleagues, but the environment where they learned about workplace behavior is different. Sebastian…
In ‘NAZA,’ Israeli whistleblowers’ revelations about civilian deaths in Gaza reflect a longer history of Palestinian isolation
'NAZA' filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor conducted interviews with anonymous members of Israeli military and intelligence services from the…
Missouri should take the time to get its next education commissioner right
The Missouri State Board of Education discusses a proposed change to the state’s standardized test during its meeting on March…
Diesel prices shoot upward as top farm-state GOP senator begs Trump for export embargo
Sen. Chuck Grassley, a Republican from Iowa, is urging President Donald Trump to embargo diesel fuel exports as rising costs…
Missouri’s ‘unprecedented’ budget vote leaves schools around Kansas City in the lurch
A student at Ingels Elementary School in the Hickman Mills School District. Superintendent Dennis Carpenter said he’s disappointed by the…
Republicans and Democrats Find a Unifying Target: Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Amye Joseph says America’s political polarization has made it an “interesting time” in her Tennessee household. She and her husband,…
Anti-abortion divide could complicate Missouri Amendment 3 campaign
An activist with 40 Days for Life prays as she stands outside the Columbia Planned Parenthood clinic on Monday, March…
Trump has gotten rid of many of the checks and balances that could stop him from demolishing the Kennedy Center
Musicians perform during a rally against the closing of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Sept.…