Bill seeks to forgive state’s mistakenly overpaid unemployment benefits
The state saw a historic number of Missourians apply for unemployment benefits in 2020. About 639,000 Missourians filed in the…
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Most health departments say no thanks to state funds for vaccine gift cards
As the delta variant ran rampant this summer, Missouri officials pleaded with the federal government to allow a $100 gift…
Missouri health department found mask mandates work, but didn’t make findings public
Mask mandates saved lives and prevented COVID-19 infections in Missouri’s biggest cities during the worst part of the Delta variant wave,…
Education officials planned to thank glitch-finding journalist, records show
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Just before Missouri Gov. Mike Parson condemned a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter for exposing a state database flaw,…
Lawmakers scrutinize Missouri social studies standards, school boards
Missouri lawmakers trained their focus this week on how school boards interact with the public and the ways in which…
Amid debate over sheltered workshops, Missouri pays people with disabilities less
A new Missouri law allowing employers to continue paying some people with disabilities less than minimum wage has positioned the…
Justices signal they may toss Roe, allow new abortion limits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s six conservative justices, hearing the biggest challenge to abortion rights in decades, have indicated…
Group hopes to amend Missouri constitution to enact ranked-choice voting
An effort to do away with partisan primaries in Missouri and replace them with a “ranked choice” method got a…
Abortion rights at stake in historic Supreme Court arguments
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion rights are on the line at the Supreme Court in historic arguments over the landmark ruling nearly 50…
After being booted from Missouri Capitol, LGBTQ history exhibit tours St. Louis
Nearly three months after being removed from the Missouri Capitol by Gov. Mike Parson’s administration, an exhibit on the history…
Missouri wants to keep outsourcing unemployment call center
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri officials want to continue having a private company handle calls about jobless benefits in the…
Police chiefs want changes to Missouri’s new gun law
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri police chiefs have called on state lawmakers to change a new law banning local police…
City aldermen move to repeal city marijuana ordinance
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Board of Aldermen voted Tuesday to repeal city ordinances that make it illegal…
Partisan tensions flare on Missouri redistricting panels
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Partisan tensions have been flaring on a pair of commissions in charge of redrawing Missouri’s state…
Conflict over abortion laws won’t abate if Roe v. Wade falls
On both sides of America’s abortion debate, activists are convinced that Roe v. Wade — the 1973 Supreme Court ruling…
Jay Ashcroft touts integrity of Missouri’s 2020 election, but supports an audit
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is confident Missouri’s 2020 election was safe and secure. And while he has concerns about…