Court tosses laws that blocked referendum on 2019 abortion bill
In a case that grew out of a law making it a crime for a doctor to perform an abortion…
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Missouri House balks at plan for $15 base pay for state jobs
The Missouri House approved a $4.6 billion supplemental spending bill Wednesday that would give all state workers a pay raise. …
As redistricting filibuster resumes, women senators decry ‘self serving’ debate
After the conservative caucus once again hijacked proceedings in the Missouri Senate Wednesday afternoon over the state’s redistricting plan, a…
State’s war on public health shows extent of national rift
ST. LOUIS — Republican Missouri state Sen. Mike Moon believes that COVID-19 vaccinations, especially among children, should cease until the…
Gun-waving St. Louis couple placed on probation as lawyers
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday placed a St. Louis couple who gained national attention for waving guns at racial…
Missouri Senate divided over congressional redistricting
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The Missouri Senate remained divided over a congressional redistricting plan Tuesday as a filibuster from conservatives…
Disabled activist speaks out about feeling ‘disposable’
SAN FRANCISCO — In early January, one of the country’s top public health officials went on national television and delivered what she…
House committee scales back governor’s pay raise plan for state worker
Hundreds of custodians, clerks and cooks working for state agencies would not get the raises Missouri Gov. Mike Parson promised in…
Missouri Supreme Court weighs law against federal gun rules
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Supreme Court judges heard on Monday arguments in a lawsuit seeking to strike down a new…
Missouri bills would offer incentives for grocery stores, urban farms to eliminate food deserts
The closure of Save A Lot in Pagedale left a hole in northern St. Louis County. Beyond Housing, a community building group…
Bills aim to ban out-of-school suspensions through third grade
As a student in Hickory County R-1 school district, state Rep. Ian Mackey often struggled with following the rules of…
State high court to hear challenge to Missouri gun law
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Monday on the constitutionality of a new…
Millions in tax dollars flow to anti-abortion centers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Anti-abortion centers across the country are receiving tens of millions of tax dollars to talk women…
Governor’s ‘Christian values’ statement questioned
Gov. Mike Parson has no “litmus test for appointments,” his spokeswoman said Friday, despite a statement earlier in the week…
Transportation chief under fire for bucking lawmakers on pay raise plan
The director of Missouri’s transportation department is facing calls for his ouster from Republican lawmakers who contend he’s broken trust…
Voters will decide in November whether to hold a state constitutional convention
Since the start of 2003, Missouri voters have amended the state constitution 26 times. They approved a mix of conservative…