Attorney General Schmitt’s budget slashed over COVID lawsuits
A key Missouri legislator upset with Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s aggressive campaign of lawsuits against local governments and school districts cut $500,000…
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Jones makes $150 million commitment to north St. Louis, proposes employee raises and paid family leave
In Mayor Tishaura Jones’s first State of the City address, marking a year since her inauguration, she said that despite…
Record Missouri budget grows as Senate adds spending, House works on $1B tax credit plan
Missouri would pay its full share of public school transportation costs for the first time in more than 20 years…
Missouri Senate passes charter funding compromise, moving bill step closer to governor’s desk
A bill that would infuse charter schools with additional state funds is one step closer to becoming law after concerns…
Student literacy bill winning bipartisan support among Missouri lawmakers
What started as a bipartisan effort to improve Missouri’s literacy rates through a children’s book has evolved into legislation that…
Health insurance coverage for children through Medicaid, CHIP helps their mothers, too
When children get health insurance through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP, their families benefit, too. That’s what I found through…
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…
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…