Costs of incarceration rise as inflation squeezes inmates, families
Across the nation, prison commissaries are raising prices on items that many consider basic necessities — from deodorant to fresh…
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FDA greenlights updated COVID-19 booster for children ages 5-11
The federal government recommended on Wednesday an updated COVID-19 booster for children between 5 and 11, expanding use of the…
Missouri judge hears lawsuit challenging Biden’s student debt relief plan
Whether student debtors will get the loan relief promised by President Joe Biden is now in the hands of a…
‘Invading academic freedom:’ Missouri AG’s probe for university emails raises concerns
A push by the attorney general’s office for the emails of professors and staff at the University of Missouri has…
St. Louis judge orders civilian oversight of city jails – but not of police work – to continue
A St. Louis judge issued an order Tuesday walking back part of his decision to block a city ordinance that expanded civilian…
Abortion bans ignore a medical reality: For many teens, childbirth is dangerous
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Maryanna’s eyes widened as the waitress delivered dessert, a plate-sized chocolate chip cookie topped with hot…
With changes in Missouri election law, here’s what voters need to know to cast a ballot
Election Day is just over a month away, and a lot has changed for voters since the last time they…
Parson won’t issue blanket pardons for marijuana offenses, he says
While announcing a plan to pardon those with prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession, President Joe Biden urged governor’s to…
Prosecutors’ biggest roadblock in wrongful conviction cases? Missouri’s attorney general
Up until last year, if elected prosecutors believed a person was wrongfully convicted, there wasn’t anything they could do about…
Missouri AFL-CIO endorses marijuana legalization constitutional amendment
The push to legalize recreational marijuana has won the endorsement of Missouri’s largest labor union. Missouri AFL-CIO president Jake Hummel…
Women could claim the most governors’ seats in U.S. history in November
Women running in governors’ races throughout the country are potentially set to break records if elected this November. In total…
Biden to pardon all federal offenses for simple marijuana possession, review criminalization
President Joe Biden has announced executive actions that would pardon thousands of people with prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession. Biden…
Life sentence for killer of retired St. Louis police captain
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 26-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for killing a retired St. Louis…
DACA is ruled unlawful by federal appeals court, but program continues for now
A federal appeals court has upheld a prior ruling that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programenacted under President Barack Obama is…
Scattershot polling leaves both sides of Missouri marijuana campaign optimistic
A pair of polls in recent weeks found voters closely divided over the question of whether Missouri should legalize recreational…
Parson signs $764 million income tax cut, rural incentives package
Gov. Mike Parson signed on Wednesday an income tax cut and a package of incentives targeting rural economic projects into…