Missouri Senate passes $4.6B spending bill with federal school funds, pay raises
With a deadline looming that could cost Missouri almost $2 billion in federal education aid, the bill to distribute the money passed the…
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Claim that reporter hacked state website was debunked, but Parson still says he’s a criminal
For four months, Gov. Mike Parson tried to convince Missourians that a reporter who discovered a security flaw in a…
Judicial Redistricting Commission sets Friday hearing on Missouri Senate maps
A panel of appellate judges working to draw 34 districts for the Missouri Senate will hold a public hearing Friday in…
Federal lawsuit targets Missouri’s ‘dysfunctional’ food assistance program
Mary Holmes, a St. Louis resident with cancer and other health challenges, has struggled for more than a month to…
Missouri GOP Senate hopefuls trade jabs as candidate filing opens
The first day of candidate filing is like the first day of spring training, with everyone excited for the future…
Flaw that exposed teacher data existed since 2011, report says
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A flaw in a state database that allowed public access to thousands of teachers’ Social Security…
Being the first: What it’s like to make Supreme Court history
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sandra Day O’Connor was nervous when she joined the Supreme Court in 1981 as the nation’s first…
Legislative deadlock, commission failure cause uncertainty for Missouri candidate filing
In 1932, after Missouri lost three congressional seats and state lawmakers deadlocked over redistricting, all candidates for the U.S. House…
Whisper campaigns grow as Biden nears choice for high court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Too progressive. Too moderate. Bad for workers. The whispers and background chatter about top contenders for the…
Feud between Missouri, Justice Department complicates joint program
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A crime-fighting partnership between Missouri and the Justice Department is caught in the middle of a…
1 in 4 Americans covered by Medicaid or CHIP health insurance
As of July 2021, a total of 83.6 million Americans were insured through either Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program. That’s almost…
Missouri takes months to process Medicaid applications — longer than law allows
Aneka French applied for Medicaid in October, not long after Missouri became the 38th state to expand eligibility for the…
U.S. House hearing on extremism toward minorities turns into ‘defund the police’ debate
WASHINGTON — Leaders of faith organizations and Historically Black Colleges and Universities told members of a U.S. House panel on…
State health agency seeks control of Title X funds that go to Planned Parenthood
Missouri’s state health department has applied to oversee federal family planning funds, a move reproductive health advocates fear would give…
Millions on Medicaid are at risk of losing coverage in months ahead
Federal and state officials are bracing for a great unwinding: millions of people losing their Medicaid benefits when the pandemic…
Missouri plotting official ‘end’ to COVID-19 pandemic as soon as March, document says
The state of Missouri is planning an official end to the COVID-19 pandemic as a public health crisis and will transition…