Judges release new boundaries for Missouri Senate districts
A panel of Missouri judges tasked with redrawing 34 state Senate districts released a tentative plan Monday, part of a…
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Parson’s $47.3 billion spending plan is top agenda item as lawmakers return from spring break
Most of the enormous surplus accumulating in Missouri’s general revenue fund will be off-limits to members of the House Budget Committee when…
Hispanic leaders ask for Parson’s support in fighting voter ID laws
Six years ago, Sal Valadez’s mother decided she wanted to take a U.S. citizenship test after living in the country…
Change clocks, lose an hour: Everyone hates it, and Congress is no exception
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats in Congress can agree on sleep, or more precisely, the inconvenience of losing or gaining…
Cora Faith Walker, ex-state lawmaker and St. Louis County official, dies at 37
ST. LOUIS – Cora Faith Walker, a former Missouri state representative and then a top aide to St. Louis County…
Bill targeting St. Louis-area EV charging mandates clears Missouri House
A bill meant to tie the hands of St. Louis-area officials who want to require building owners to install electric vehicle chargers…
Planned Parenthood sues Missouri social services agency over restricted Medicaid funds
Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit Thursday against Missouri’s Department of Social Services, alleging the agency unlawfully plans to restrict Medicaid…
State argues it shouldn’t pay Planned Parenthood’s legal fees in licensing dispute
Its effort to deny Planned Parenthood a license to perform abortions in Missouri was unsuccessful, but the state health department…
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…
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…