Missouri spent millions on pandemic no-bid contracts; lawmakers debating reforms
After the state spent tens of millions of dollars through emergency, no-bid contracts at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Health
Exemptions to COVID vaccine rules face opposition in Senate committee
Bills that would bar government entities from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations and require private employers to grant religious exemptions continued to…
Republicans push work requirements for coverage under Missouri Medicaid expansion
When the Good Samaritan Care Clinic opened in 2006 in Mountain View, only about 5% of the free clinic’s clients…
Inquiry finds no wrongdoing in death of Cora Faith Walker
There is no evidence of foul play in the death of former state lawmaker and St. Louis County official Cora…
Schmitt drops lawsuits against Missouri schools, St. Louis
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Attorney General Eric Schmitt has dismissed most of the more than 40 lawsuits he filed against…
Bridgeton landfill cleanup slowed after more nuclear waste found
BRIDGETON (AP) — Nuclear waste buried in a Missouri landfill that sits near an underground smolder is more extensive than…
Missouri could make it harder to get out-of-state abortions
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — First-of-its-kind Missouri legislation shows that anti-abortion lawmakers in Republican-led states aren’t likely to stop at banning…
Medicaid enrollment backlog persists as advocates say Missouri could be doing more
Applying for health insurance through Medicaid expansion took Raven Cole just 10 minutes. But the wait to see if she’s…
VA eyes major changes as veterans flock to the South, Southwest
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has begun the years-long process of restructuring its nationwide health care network,…
Republicans in Congress file suit to end mask mandate for air travel
Seventeen Republican members of Congress have sued the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, seeking an end to the…
Pandemic medical innovations leave behind people with disabilities
Divya Goel, 35, of Orlando, Fla., is deaf and blind. She has had two telemedicine doctors’ appointments during the pandemic;…
More Black Missourians are buying guns, and Black suicide rates are rising
When Russell and Sharis Lewis want to unwind, they pack up their guns and drive from their home in Florissant…
Change clocks, lose an hour: Everyone hates it, and Congress is no exception
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats in Congress can agree on sleep, or more precisely, the inconvenience of losing or gaining…
CDC’s new guidelines on COVID risk, masking send confounding signals
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced updated COVID-19 guidelines that relaxed masking recommendations, some people no doubt…
Planned Parenthood sues Missouri social services agency over restricted Medicaid funds
Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit Thursday against Missouri’s Department of Social Services, alleging the agency unlawfully plans to restrict Medicaid…
As legalization looms, Black Missourians worry about losing out in marijuana industry
Abe Givins sank into a leather armchair at the Cola Private Lounge in St. Louis on Saturday afternoon, as his…