Lawsuit challenges Missouri voting aid restrictions
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Civil rights activists sued Missouri on Wednesday over a decades-old law that prohibits volunteers from offering…
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U.S. Senate moves forward on gun safety legislation
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate is poised to pass a bipartisan bill later this week that could become the most…
Bill would give Missouri House, Senate leaders authority over when legislature intervenes in court
A bill awaiting action by Gov. Mike Parson would muzzle Democratic minorities by giving legislative leaders sole authority to intervene…
Greitens ad touts ‘hunting permit’ for GOP rivals in Missouri U.S Senate race
In a video posted Monday of a fake no-knock home raid, former Gov. Eric Greitens — flanked by extras in body armor,…
If Roe falls, some district attorneys won’t enforce anti-abortion laws
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As the Supreme Court appears on track to overturn the constitutional right to abortion, progressive prosecutors…
New shipping law aims to cut consumer costs
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed legislation Thursday meant to make shipping goods across oceans cheaper — a move…
Ranked-choice voting proposal may miss Missouri ballot, campaign says
A proposal that would bring ranked-choice voting to Missouri as part of the biggest change in state elections since the introduction of…
Judge rules against Schmitt in Columbia schools mask case
Attorney General Eric Schmitt lost on Thursday on almost every point raised to prevent dismissal of his office’s lawsuit against Columbia Public…
Lesser-known candidates struggle for spotlight in Missouri Senate primaries
ou know Eric and Eric and David and Billy, Mark and Lucas and Trudy and Vicky. But do you recall…
Compromise on eminent domain gets Parson’s OK after efforts to stymie Grain Belt Express
Gov. Mike Parson has signed legislation requiring electrical transmission line developers to pay farmers more for easements on their land. Parson, a Republican, was…
Mortality gap is widening across the political aisle
Politics may be a matter of life or death. A study published June 7 by the British Medical Journal examined mortality rates…
Sen. Warnock, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist, publishes memoir; children’s book to follow
(AP) — U.S. Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, is Georgia’s first Black senator.…
Legal aid agencies receive $126M windfall from Johnson & Johnson talc liability judgment
A fund Missouri legislators set up 20 years ago to provide low-income residents with civil legal services received an unprecedented…
5 things we learned about Jan. 6 and Trump from the first hearing
The opening U.S. House hearing in a series on the Jan. 6 attack included some eye-opening new details about the…
U.S. House passes ‘red flag’ gun control bill with only five Republicans in support
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Thursday passed a “red flag” gun control bill that would allow federal courts to…
Jan. 6 panel says Trump, far-right groups are responsible for insurrection
A widely anticipated hearing Thursday by the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol…