Gardner to face disciplinary panel over claims stemming from Greitens probe
Three years ago this month, a dozen police officers raided the office of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner. They…
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Record Missouri surplus likely to grow under $46.5B House budget plan
The biggest state budget in Missouri history could also leave the biggest surplus in state history when the next fiscal year ends.…
Months-long waiting for Medicaid coverage is a sign of what’s to come
Korra Elliott has tried to avoid seeing a doctor while waiting to get on Medicaid. She worries she can’t afford…
Senators seek higher tax on any profits from sports wagering in Missouri
If the Missouri Senate debates a sports wagering bill that passed the House last month, it’s likely to include a higher…
Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice
WASHINGTON — Ketanji Brown Jackson will make history by becoming the first Black woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme…
Caseworkers ‘drowning’ as Children’s Division plagued by staff shortages
The new director of the Department of Social Services’ Children’s Division painted a grim picture Tuesday of an atrophying child…
Pause on federal student loan repayments extended by Biden through Aug. 31
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration announced Wednesday its plans to extend the pause on federal student loan repayments until…
Director chosen to oversee setting up of Missouri’s prescription drug monitoring program
A Missouri task force assigned with overseeing the establishment of a statewide prescription drug monitoring program has hired a former…
Missouri House signs off on $46.2 billion budget, leaves most of huge state surplus untouched
The Missouri House gave first round approval Tuesday to a package of budget bills spending $46.2 billion, with Republicans defeating repeated…
City voters OK ward redistricting commission, capital improvements bonds
St. Louis voters agreed in Tuesday’s election to amend the city’s charter in order to set up a nine-member redistricting…
Sotomayor visits Washington U.; sees good in colleagues despite differences, she says
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Tuesday that even though her views often differ from her…
Jackson wins 3 GOP votes as U.S. Senate advances her Supreme Court nomination
The U.S. Senate advanced Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic Supreme Court nomination in a 53-47 procedural vote Monday evening, hours…
Women within Missouri GOP speak out against Greitens as party remains silent
In just two weeks since allegations of domestic violence surfaced, Eric Greitens’ campaign for the U.S. Senate has been under siege…
Budget committee restores funding for Missouri water projects, including lead pipe removal
The House Budget Committee reversed a $360 million cut to a program to improve water infrastructure, including removing lead pipes,…
U.S. House votes to decriminalize marijuana in federal law
The U.S. House passed legislation Friday to legalize marijuana nationally, but its future is much less clear in the Senate.…
Control of Title X federal family planning funds remains with Missouri nonprofit
Despite facing competition from state health department, the nonprofit Missouri Family Health Council Inc. will continue to administer federal Title…