Cities are dragged into court to fix sidewalks for people with disabilities
From her dining room, Susan Goodlaxson can see her neighbor gardening across their street in Baltimore. But while other neighbors…
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Data breach prompts review at Missouri teacher pension fund
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Officials with the pension fund serving teachers and other public school employees in Missouri say they’re…
Lawmaker urges Parson to finally appoint cybersecurity commission
A day after Missouri Gov. Mike Parson garnered national criticism for his push to prosecute a newspaper reporter who discovered a security…
New leader of Dept. of Social Services has tall order: Jumpstart reform
After years of dysfunction and criticism — including lawsuits, legislative inquiries and a revolving door of leaders — the announcement…
Judge blocks residency rule for Missouri medical marijuana licenses
A federal judge has permanently blocked Missouri from enforcing a requirement that medical marijuana licenses go to businesses owned by residents…
Governor vows criminal prosecution of reporter who found flaw in state website
On Tuesday, a reporter with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch alerted the state that Social Security numbers of school teachers and administrators…
In cabinet shake-up, Parson changes directors of five Missouri agencies
Gov. Mike Parson announced a sudden cabinet shake-up Tuesday, with a slew of personnel changes across five state agencies —…
Lawmakers seethe at Missouri agency over failure to report missing foster children
Exasperated lawmakers slammed leaders of the Missouri Department of Social Services this week, accusing them of passing off blame for…
Program to aid disabled children isn’t yet operating
A state lawmaker who helped secure nearly $3 million in funding to launch a pilot program to provide medically fragile…
Inquiry into obscene gesture by St. Louis County health official not released
ST. LOUIS (AP) — No details are being released to elected officials or the public about an internal investigation into…
Missouri has enrolled 4,300 people in expanded Medicaid program
Roughly 4,300 Missourians eligible for health care under Medicaid expansion have been enrolled, a top Missouri Medicaid official said Thursday.…
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…
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…