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…
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MetroLink will run single-car trains in two-week pilot program
ST. LOUIS – MetroLink will be trying out single-car runs instead of the normal two-car trains, starting Monday, March 14.…
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…
State argues it shouldn’t pay Planned Parenthood’s legal fees in licensing dispute
Its effort to deny Planned Parenthood a license to perform abortions in Missouri was unsuccessful, but the state health department…
Missouri House narrowly sends open school enrollment, charter funding bills to Senate
A pair of education bills supported by school-choice advocates narrowly passed out of the Missouri House Wednesday, overcoming a diminished…
Students with disabilities are not getting help to address lost opportunities
Even before the pandemic hit, 98% of U.S. school districts said they didn’t have enough special education teachers to serve all the…
Sports wagering bills moving toward Missouri House debate amid efforts to boost tax rates
A bill to legalize sports wagering is heading to the Missouri House floor for debate after a committee vote Tuesday.…
U.S. House condemns bomb threats made against HBCUs
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed on Tuesday a resolution condemning the weeks-long chain of bomb threats made to Historically…
Calls to overhaul methadone distribution intensify, but clinics resist
Days typically start early for patients undergoing opioid addiction treatment at Denver Recovery Group’s six methadone clinics in Colorado. They…
Former St. Louis teacher helping lead coalition pushing back on book bans
Heather Fleming, sitting on a bench in Forest Park, takes in the view on a warm early afternoon in February. …
Schools left ‘scrambling’ after Missouri treasurer tied bond deals to AG’s COVID demands
It was just after 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, when the forms arrived from the state treasurer’s office.…
Area needs to be ready for next earthquake, experts warn
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Experts have warned for decades that a large swath of the central U.S. is at high…
‘A crisis that is hiding in plain sight’: missing and murdered women of color
WASHINGTON — Parents at a congressional hearing about missing and murdered women of color detailed their frustrating attempts to get…
On second anniversary of first Missouri COVID-19 case, city’s mask mandate is over
ST. LOUIS (AP) — On the second anniversary of Missouri’s first COVID-19 case, St. Louis city’s mask mandate has ended.…
Seeking to shift costs to Medicare, more employers move retirees to Advantage plans
As a parting gesture to a pandemic-ravaged city, former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio hoped to provide the city…
Kids’ menus should skip the soda, aldermen agree
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Water, milk or fruit juice would be the default choice on St. Louis restaurant menus under…