Veterans Day legislation targets GI Bill racial inequities
In honor of Veterans Day, a group of Democratic lawmakers is reviving an effort to pay the families of Black…
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Spire exec defends email warning of potential gas outages
CLAYTON (AP) — St. Louis County Council members are seeking answers over a recent email that Spire Missouri sent to…
Feds seek tougher sentences for veterans who stormed Capitol
During his 27 years in the U.S. Army, Leonard Gruppo joined the Special Forces, served in four war zones and…
Missouri will offer teachers free credit monitoring after reporter found security flaw
Nearly a month after a reporter identified a security flaw in a state website that exposed teachers’ social security numbers,…
Supreme Court to examine ‘patient steering’ to mail-order pharmacies
CVS Health and other massive corporations often use their pharmacy middleman subsidiaries to force people to get the most expensive…
St. Louis nursing home workers back on job after strike over wages, safety
Workers accusing management of a St. Louis nursing home of unfair labor practices returned to work Tuesday morning after walking…
Republican launches bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Cori Bush
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis businessman who has twice ran unsuccessfully for mayor is now a candidate for…
Pfizer asks FDA to OK COVID-19 booster shots for all adults
Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Tuesday to allow boosters of its COVID-19 vaccine for anyone 18 or older, a step that…
Jan. 4 vaccination rule should remain while cases play out, government argues
President Joe Biden’s administration framed its vaccination mandate for private employers in life-and-death terms Monday in a legal filing that…
Bridges, energy, neighborhoods and more: 5 reads on the infrastructure bill
After months of debate and negotiation, Congress has passed a sweeping measure to upgrade many parts of the nation’s infrastructure. The…
Workers on strike at St. Louis nursing home plagued by understaffing, deficiencies
CLAYTON — A group of nursing home workers have been on strike for days to protest unfair labor practices and what…
New funds, strategy may boost ‘massive task’ of reducing lead exposure
It’s clear that lead exposure is a problem for Missouri’s children. An estimated 4.5% have elevated levels of lead in their…
Firms consider workers’ privacy when sharing vaccination status
(AP) — Some Missourians may be having a hard time finding dentists and other service providers who are vaccinated, because…
Gun safety group sues, says NRA illegally aided Hawley’s campaign
The Giffords gun safety organization has sued the National Rifle Association and the campaigns of U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley and…
Missouri last in U.S. for nursing home staff vaccinations
Even as nursing homes worked through the summer to get Missouri over the halfway mark in employee vaccinations, the state…
Federal center tenants misled over toxic exposure, report finds
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The U.S. Office of Special Counsel said in a letter to President Joe Biden and members…