Missouri awards no-bid contract to boost staffing, antibody treatments, field hospitals
A Texas-based company stands to earn upwards of $30 million in Missouri through a no-bid emergency contract to provide health…
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Biden opens civil rights probe into states banning school mask mandates
WASHINGTON — Federal education officials have launched civil rights investigations in five Republican-led states that have prohibited school districts from mandating…
What Missouri learned the hard way about rapid COVID testing in schools
Early in the tumultuous 2020-21 school year, Missouri officials made a big gamble: set aside roughly 1 million rapid COVID…
Medicaid expansion delays violate federal law, courts, attorneys say
Attorneys who successfully sued to force Missouri to enact voter-approved Medicaid expansion argued in a letter to state officials Thursday…
Lawmakers seek accounting of emergency purchasing authority given to Missouri agencies
Missouri lawmakers pressed for more details Wednesday on the unprecedented decision by state officials to suspend some procurement rules at…
Supreme Court rejection of eviction ban cranks up pressure to dole out rental aid
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of the last-ditch effort by President Joe Biden’s administration to extend a federal…
Parson issues narrowed COVID-19 state of emergency
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Intensive care units are nearly full across the Kansas City area, creating challenges for hospitals…
Judge denies request to block Missouri law invalidating certain federal gun laws
A Cole County judge refused on Friday to block a new state law that declares certain federal gun laws invalid and…
Records document millions spent by Missouri agencies under emergency COVID authority
It was mid-March 2020 and the pandemic was unfolding in quick succession. Less than a week after the first suspected…
Schools to continue mask rules despite legal challenge from Missouri Attorney General
The schools in Gov. Mike Parson’s hometown will continue to require students, teachers and staff to wear masks indoors despite…
Longtime Missouri GOP political consultant pleads guilty to felony tax fraud
David Barklage, a veteran Missouri political consultant and lobbyist, pled guilty to a felony tax charge in U.S. District Court…
State lawmakers discuss election security in hearing marked by conspiracy theories
The Missouri House Elections Committee convened Tuesday to discuss ways to alter the initiative petition process and improve election security.…
St. Charles seeking controversial Lewis and Clark sculpture
ST. CHARLES (AP) — The city of St. Charles plans to submit a proposal to relocate a controversial sculpture of…
Missouri attorney general seeks court order blocking school mask mandates
Mandates that require children, staff and faculty to wear masks in school to prevent spread of COVID-19 are next on…
Some governors use federal virus aid to expand school choice
When Congress sent states billions of dollars early in the coronavirus pandemic to help make schools safe, Tennessee Gov. Bill…
Advocates urge lawmakers to focus on inequity in education, not critical race theory
Educators, students and advocates urged state lawmakers Monday afternoon to focus on tackling larger issues of inequity across education rather…