MoDOT seeks ruling to free state road fund from lawmakers’ control
State lawmakers have no authority over how the Missouri Department of Transportation spends the state road fund, as long as…
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Court tosses laws that blocked referendum on 2019 abortion bill
In a case that grew out of a law making it a crime for a doctor to perform an abortion…
Missouri House balks at plan for $15 base pay for state jobs
The Missouri House approved a $4.6 billion supplemental spending bill Wednesday that would give all state workers a pay raise. …
Whoopi Goldberg demonstrates how idea of race varies by place, changes over time
Whoopi Goldberg, co-host of ABC’s “The View,” set off a firestorm when she insisted on Jan. 31, 2022 that the…
As redistricting filibuster resumes, women senators decry ‘self serving’ debate
After the conservative caucus once again hijacked proceedings in the Missouri Senate Wednesday afternoon over the state’s redistricting plan, a…
HBCU leaders decry waves of bomb threats
WASHINGTON — Hours before the Southern Poverty Law Center held a virtual panel Tuesday about recent bomb threats made to…
State’s war on public health shows extent of national rift
ST. LOUIS — Republican Missouri state Sen. Mike Moon believes that COVID-19 vaccinations, especially among children, should cease until the…
Gun-waving St. Louis couple placed on probation as lawyers
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday placed a St. Louis couple who gained national attention for waving guns at racial…
Missouri Senate divided over congressional redistricting
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The Missouri Senate remained divided over a congressional redistricting plan Tuesday as a filibuster from conservatives…
Disabled activist speaks out about feeling ‘disposable’
SAN FRANCISCO — In early January, one of the country’s top public health officials went on national television and delivered what she…
House committee scales back governor’s pay raise plan for state worker
Hundreds of custodians, clerks and cooks working for state agencies would not get the raises Missouri Gov. Mike Parson promised in…
Missouri Supreme Court weighs law against federal gun rules
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Supreme Court judges heard on Monday arguments in a lawsuit seeking to strike down a new…
Missouri bills would offer incentives for grocery stores, urban farms to eliminate food deserts
The closure of Save A Lot in Pagedale left a hole in northern St. Louis County. Beyond Housing, a community building group…
Bills aim to ban out-of-school suspensions through third grade
As a student in Hickory County R-1 school district, state Rep. Ian Mackey often struggled with following the rules of…
State high court to hear challenge to Missouri gun law
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Monday on the constitutionality of a new…
Millions in tax dollars flow to anti-abortion centers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Anti-abortion centers across the country are receiving tens of millions of tax dollars to talk women…