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…
From lab to life: Why translating AI advances to the real world is a major challenge
An AI system in the real world has to sort out a huge number of objects, human behaviors and environmental…
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…
When will adequately funding Missouri public schools become a legislative priority?
(PeopleImages/iStock Images) Even when Missouri lawmakers fund public schools in accordance with the state’s foundation formula, the level is still…
Union fight erupts at Missouri cannabis dispensary after 12 workers fired
Greenlight Dispensary workers in Springfield who were fired earlier this month have been protesting for more than a week. Workers…
Missouri Republicans scramble to launch late campaigns on two ballot measures
Voter turnout is the biggest unknown for the November election. There is only one statewide race, for state auditor, and…
She Left After Waiting Hours in the Emergency Room. The ER Billed Her Anyway.
Autumn Daniels is no stranger to migraine headaches, which have troubled her since childhood. The migraine tormenting the 32-year-old in…
Hibernating bacteria can invade hospitals and survive outer space – but their high energy bill is a weakness that scientists can strike
_Bacillus subtilis_ produces near-indestructible spores. Doc. RNDr. Josef Reischig, CSc./Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA A spore is a bacterium’s survival capsule:…
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,…