New HUD rule seeks to prevent public housing evictions
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is trying to prevent evictions from public housing for nonpayment of rent, seeking…
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Top state court hears arguments over 2015 law to cap revenue from court fines
Should Missouri legislators have singled out St. Louis County in a 2015 court-reform law that capped the amount of revenue…
Missouri must collect union dues from prison workers, judge rules
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge has ordered Missouri to begin collecting union dues from prison workers, finding that an…
Missouri executes Ernest Johnson by lethal injection
Missouri carried out the death sentence of Ernest Johnson Tuesday evening, ending his life with an injection of pentobarbital at…
Democrats’ vision for free community college would boost undocumented students
WASHINGTON — The massive economic policy package Democrats are trying to muscle through Congress could open the door to free…
Parson won’t block execution of intellectually disabled man
Rejecting calls from lawmakers, advocates and even the Pope for him to stop the execution of Ernest Johnson, an intellectually…
New rules on Missouri abortion clinics set to take effect
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The administration of Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican, has enacted more rules on Missouri abortion clinics.…
Ex-Rep. Akin, sunk by ‘legitimate rape’ remark, dies at 74
Former U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, a conservative Missouri Republican whose comment that women’s bodies have a way of avoiding pregnancies…
Motorists give mixed reaction to refund plan for Missouri fuel tax hike
Pump prices for gas and diesel haven’t changed much in Missouri, despite Friday’s being the first day of a 2.5…
Missouri finally expanded Medicaid, but hard work remains
Three months after Medicaid expansion was first slated to go into effect, newly eligible individuals can finally begin to enroll…
Bush, other Congressional members share own abortion stories at hearing
Three Democratic members of Congress offered deeply personal testimony about their own abortions as a congressional committee examined on Thursday…
Missouri auditor sues state board over fallout from Hawley probe
Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the State Board of Accountancy alleging it is threatening discipline against auditor’s office…
Biden rule to shield ‘Dreamers’ seeks to bypass Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration renewed this week its efforts to shield hundreds of thousands of immigrants who…
Missouri abortion law leads to court battle over referendums
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — A Missouri law seeking to ban most abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy led to a…
Judge rejects Missouri attorney general’s challenge to school mask mandates
Face masks will stay on for students and teachers in districts requiring them, a Boone County judge ruled Tuesday, handing…
State Supreme Court to rule on abortion initiative maneuver
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday about whether Secretary of State Jay…