Missouri House narrowly sends open school enrollment, charter funding bills to Senate
A pair of education bills supported by school-choice advocates narrowly passed out of the Missouri House Wednesday, overcoming a diminished…
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Sports wagering bills moving toward Missouri House debate amid efforts to boost tax rates
A bill to legalize sports wagering is heading to the Missouri House floor for debate after a committee vote Tuesday.…
U.S. House condemns bomb threats made against HBCUs
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed on Tuesday a resolution condemning the weeks-long chain of bomb threats made to Historically…
Calls to overhaul methadone distribution intensify, but clinics resist
Days typically start early for patients undergoing opioid addiction treatment at Denver Recovery Group’s six methadone clinics in Colorado. They…
Schools left ‘scrambling’ after Missouri treasurer tied bond deals to AG’s COVID demands
It was just after 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, when the forms arrived from the state treasurer’s office.…
Missouri bill that would weaken hazardous waste rules returns for another year
A GOP lawmaker is once again working to reel in what he sees as overly aggressive enforcement of Missouri regulators’…
Educators’ pension system writes off value of Russian assets
Missouri’s largest state-run public pension fund will assign a zero value to its approximately $91 million in Russia-tied assets because…
City to let mask mandate drop, urges continued caution for those at high risk
ST. LOUIS – City health officials have decided that it’s finally safe enough for most people to stop wearing face…
Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol lives on in hundreds of court cases
On the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021, four men affiliated with the Kansas City chapter of the right-wing Proud Boys…
Change to bill cutting sales tax on food transformed it into massive tax hike
With a change of just a few words, a bill to expand the sales tax exemption for food purchases became a bill…
House grants initial approval to bill that would allow prison nurseries in Missouri
The House gave initial approval Wednesday to a bill that would allow newborns to remain with their incarcerated mothers for…
State has met minority participation goal for contracts only four times in 30 years
Every year, Missouri makes what it calls a “feasible effort” at spending 10% of state agencies’ expenditures with minority-owned businesses.…
Homeowners can now apply for mortgage assistance via federal COVID-relief funds
Missourians who experienced financial hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic and are struggling to pay their mortgage can now apply for help through…
Parson picks new acting health director after ouster of his original choice
Gov. Mike Parson announced Tuesday that Missouri health department veteran Paula Nickelson will be the agency’s new acting director, after…
Missouri spent $25 million to aid hospitals in deal marked by no-shows, high costs
SLSCO, a Texas-based construction company, made lofty promises to Missouri’s state health department over the summer that, if hired, it…
An expert’s view of the Supreme Court nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson
President Joe Biden made good on his promise to nominate the first Black female justice to the Supreme Court when he…