Federal judge dismisses Missouri AG Schmitt’s lawsuit blaming China for COVID-19
Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s lawsuit blaming China for COVID-19 was dismissed Friday when a federal judge ruled his court has…
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Biden unveils executive order on abortion access, cites case of 10-year-old rape survivor
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, who has repeatedly been criticized as slow to respond to the widely expected U.S. Supreme…
TV ad spending approaches $10 million in Missouri U.S. Senate primary
In late March, a poll from Trafalgar Group showed the Republican Senate primary in a dead heat. U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler,…
Missouri Democratic Senate debate called off after Valentine ignores requests to participate
A scheduled television debate between two of the leading candidates for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination has been postponed due…
Medicare prescription drug negotiation plan advanced by U.S. Senate Democrats
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats have reached a tentative agreement to negotiate the cost of prescription drugs in the Medicare…
How will the new federal gun law affect Missouri? It’s complicated
The federal gun safety bill passed with bipartisan congressional support in June was heralded as the first notable piece of federal…
Nonprofits in Missouri can withhold donors’ names from government, under new law
Nonprofits in Missouri will no longer have to disclose their donors’ names to government agencies, under a new law signed…
Lawmaker resigns from Missouri House after fraud conviction
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri legislator has resigned her seat after being convicted of falsely claiming she was giving…
Lower insulin co-pays, list prices targeted in new bipartisan U.S. Senate bill
WASHINGTON — Two key senators have presented the details of a bipartisan plan to lower costs for insulin, a lifesaving drug…
Parson proposes special session to cut taxes after vetoing rebate plan
Missouri would have a flat income tax that exempts many lower income earners under a proposal floated Friday by Gov.…
$500 million tax rebate plan is axed from record $49 billion state budget
An avalanche of tax revenue is bulging Missouri’s treasury, but tax rebates approved by lawmakers won’t be coming to taxpayer bank accounts.…
Missouri enacts photo voter ID law before November elections
Missouri voters will have to show photo identification to cast a regular ballot in the November election as a result…
New law mandates removal of discriminatory covenants from property deeds
Gov. Mike Parson signed into law Thursday a bill that requires the removal of antiquated housing restrictions based on race, national origin…
State abortion ban does not prohibit Plan B nor contraception, Missouri AG says
After at least one hospital system in Missouri stopped providing emergency contraception because of ambiguity in the state’s abortion ban,…
Charter schools will get millions in state funds, not from traditional public schools’ budgets
Gov. Mike Parson has signed into law a bill to infuse more than $60 million in state funding into charter…
Harris emerges as top abortion voice, warns of more fallout
WASHINGTON (AP) — During Brett Kavanaugh’s 2018 Supreme Court confirmation hearings, then-California Sen. Kamala Harris asked the judge if he…