As Missourians seek COVID tests, politicians seek to lay blame for long lines and shortages
Missourians are scrambling to find coronavirus tests amid surging cases of COVID-19 caused by the Omicron variant, and politicians are…
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After quiet year, Sinquefield donations start flowing in Missouri again
With the 2022 statewide elections just around the corner, Missouri’s most prolific political donor is breaking out his checkbook once…
Jay Ashcroft pushes Parson for special elections for vacant Missouri House seats
Gov. Mike Parson’s refusal to call special elections for six vacancies in the Missouri House is drawing criticism from the…
Biden urges America to see the truth of Jan. 6 – and understand its place in history
President Joe Biden closed his speech commemorating and deploring the events of Jan. 6, 2021, by asking God to “bless those who stand watch…
‘Hatred in the eyes’: How racist rage animated Jan. 6 riots
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Cori Bush is no stranger to protests. She spent years marching the streets of St. Louis…
Missouri Senate opens annual session with bitter divisions on display
At the west end of the Missouri Capitol on Wednesday, the state House opened the annual legislative session in the…
Missouri House redistricting panel gets little input, seeks more
JEFFERSON CITY – The House Independent Bipartisan Citizens Commission that is charged with redrawing Missouri’s House districts held on Monday morning…
Jan. 6 committee prepares to go public as findings mount
WASHINGTON (AP) — They’ve interviewed more than 300 witnesses, collected tens of thousands of documents and traveled around the country…
GOP lawmakers renew effort to bar Planned Parenthood from Missouri Medicaid
After the issue ground legislative work to a halt last year, Missouri Republican lawmakers plan to renew their efforts to…
Capitol rioters’ tears, remorse don’t spare them from jail
WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida business owner Robert Palmer cheered on the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 before he joined…
Public hearing Monday for Missouri House district maps
For the state commission drawing new Missouri House districts, the work began in acrimony but seems likely to end in…
Parson introduces new directors for Revenue, Mental Health departments
A veteran Republican lawmaker will lead the Missouri Department of Revenue and a long-time administrator in state government will take…
Record number of Americans sign up for ACA health insurance
A record 13.6 million Americans have signed up for health coverage for 2022 on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, with…
Parson declares end to COVID emergency as Missouri cases soar to record levels
On the day Missouri surpassed 1 million COVID-19 cases and recorded the highest single-day tally of infections for the pandemic,…
Missouri weighs longer hunting seasons for some fur-bearers
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri conservation officials are considering a plan to extend the hunting season for species such as…
‘The Eleven’: Women in Missouri Senate see new book as example of bipartisanship
The women of the Missouri Senate are telling their own stories through a forthcoming children’s book that chronicles the journeys…