Jones vowed to transform public safety; her first year as mayor saw progress, pushback
A year ago, a movement of organizers hoping to curb police violence and transform public safety claimed a major victory – helping…
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Time running short for dueling state marijuana legalization efforts
With the end of the legislative session only weeks away, and organizers of an initiative petition campaign sounding the alarm…
$500,000 for doula training program named for Cora Faith Walker is included in House’s state budget plan
After 28 hours of labor, Adrianne Blakemore felt incredible joy when her first son came into the world in 2017,…
Legislators weigh blocking COVID visitor restrictions at hospitals, nursing homes
State Rep. Ed Lewis had just hours to say goodbye. In March 2020, his mother, 89, had to go to…
Despite cost concerns, charter school funding boost still expected to advance
A week after senators celebrated a compromise to increase funding for charter schools, the estimated cost of the proposal stalled its progress…
Lawmakers look for path ahead on billions in restaurant, small business aid
WASHINGTON — Restaurants and other businesses that have survived more than two years of COVID-19 restrictions could see an infusion…
Senate committee approves bill that could overturn Missouri Medicaid expansion
A constitutional amendment asking Missourians to let lawmakers decide year-to-year whether the state will offer Medicaid to working-age adults moved closer to…
Amid curriculum debates, sweeping ‘parents’ bill of rights’ advances in Missouri House
As debates over school curriculum rage nationwide, the Missouri House granted initial approval Tuesday to a “Parents’ Bill of Rights”…
Missouri House GOP pitches $500 tax breaks for individuals
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri residents who file income taxes would be eligible for a $500 tax credit under a…
Funding increase for charter schools poised to clear Missouri Senate after compromise
A years-long impasse over increased funding for charter schools was finally broken in the Missouri Senate, leaving proponents optimistic the…
Missouri trio gets jail for roles in Capitol insurrection
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge in Washington sentenced on Monday two men and a woman from Missouri to…
DOJ rule cracks down on untraceable firearms known as ‘ghost guns’
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced on Monday the Department of Justice’s plan to regulate untraceable firearms known as ghost…
Gardner unlikely to lose law license over claims stemming from Greitens probe
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner will probably face a reprimand, but not lose her license to practice law, as…
No signs of support for Greitens in Missouri county where abuse charges will be heard
COLUMBIA – A smattering of giggles greeted the name of former Gov. Eric Greitens Friday evening when emcee Branden Rathert…
Missouri’s top court declines to hear Gardner’s appeal in Greitens records case
It will be up to a St. Louis judge to decide how long Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has to produce…
With few in-state abortions, Missouri lawmakers look toward a post-Roe v. Wade future
As restrictions on accessing an abortion in Missouri have steadily tightened, nearly 9,800 Missourians travelled to Kansas and Illinois to…