Marijuana campaign made state ballot with tactic that surprised longtime observers
In a span of a little over two weeks, an initiative petition to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri made an…
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Missouri student test scores still lag behind pre-pandemic levels
A day after preliminary test scores showed Missouri students’ performance on standardized tests have not bounced back from the pandemic,…
Missouri schools employee is indicted over threat to Arizona election official
A Missouri public school employee facing federal charges for allegedly threatening an Arizona election official is “embarrassed and humbled,” his…
Collapse of private equity-backed Missouri hospitals mired employees in medical bills
The first unexpected bill arrived in December, just weeks before Tara Lovell’s husband of 40 years died from bladder cancer.…
Missouri Senate conservative caucus disbands after two years of ugly GOP infighting
After more than two years of warring with Republican leaders, the Missouri Senate’s conservative caucus will disband, the group announced…
Parson pushing hard to sell lawmakers on his $700 million tax cut plan
Gov. Mike Parson is hoping to avoid any special session drama. As he prepares to reconvene the legislature next month to…
Crisis centers see wave of calls since 988 suicide hotline’s launching
In its first days of operation in July, a newly revamped, national mental health hotline was already exceeding Missouri providers’…
World Health Organization plans to rename monkeypox over stigmatization concerns
(AP) — The World Health Organization says it’s holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox, after some critics raised…
CDC drops quarantine, distancing recommendations for COVID-19
(AP) — The nation’s top public health agency relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines Thursday, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves…
U.S. House Democrats send sweeping climate, health and tax legislation to Biden
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House cleared on Friday Democrats’ long-sought climate, health care and tax package, sending it to President…
Landfill odor causing health problems but no elevated cancer risk, state officials say
Missouri’s health department announced on Thursday findings of a lengthy examination of the troubled Bridgeton Landfill in suburban St. Louis,…
As Medicaid applicant wait time remains at 100 days, officials vow progress
State health officials faced tough questions Wednesday from the board overseeing Missouri’s Medicaid program — with a focus on the…
Victories seen in Sunshine Law cases over access to meetings, records
In the tiny town of Edgar Springs, Rebecca Varney recently won a small victory in her fight to access city records,…
As Democrats rally around abortion, some Black voters are wary
(AP) — Facing critical races for governor and U.S. Senate, Democratic hopefuls in Wisconsin are hoping that their support for…
Biden issues disaster declaration for area flooding, opens access to FEMA assistance
St. Louisans affected by the recent severe storms and flooding can now get help from the federal government through FEMA’s…
U.S. Senate passes major health, tax and climate bill in boost for Democrats
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate, along party lines, passed a sweeping energy, health care, climate and tax package Sunday afternoon,…