Estimate board approves $168 million COVID-19 relief package
CITY HALL – Mayor Tishaura Jones relented Friday in her opposition to a $168 million COVID-19 spending package and voted…
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After 30 years, Missouri reforms HIV transmission criminalization law
Six years ago, then-college student Michael Johnson was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a St. Charles County judge for “recklessly…
In new abortion fight, ‘my body, my choice’ slogan may be outdated
One of the blockbuster cases the U.S. Supreme Court will hear in its upcoming session is a challenge to Mississippi’s 15-week…
Missouri COVID cases, hospitalizations rise as officials warn of infections in children
Missouri’s average of daily COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations have reached levels not seen since January, with health officials warning that…
For Missouri Rep. Cori Bush, the eviction battle is personal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Roughly two decades before she was elected to Congress, Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri lived in a…
Black women with children excluded from federal cash aid program, report finds
WASHINGTON — A new research paper reviewed how each state implemented a federal program that has provided cash assistance to low-income families…
Parson pardons gun-waving McCloskey couple
(AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Tuesday that he made good on his promise to pardon a couple who…
Governor is refunding some fees for open records requests after court ruling
Some Missourians can expect a refund from Gov. Mike Parson for fees they paid to obtain public records from his…
Judge issues restraining order blocking St. Louis County mask mandate
St. Louis County is prohibited from enforcing a mask mandate after a judge’s order issued Tuesday afternoon. After hearing arguments earlier in…
Group ditches effort to force vote on Missouri gas tax increase
A push by a conservative anti-tax group to force a statewide vote on a gas tax hike approved by Missouri lawmakers earlier…
Lawsuit over St. Louis mask rules sent back to state court
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge ruled on Sunday that state courts should handle a lawsuit to overturn St. Louis-area…
Anti-maskers at risk after virus case at St. Louis County meeting
(AP) — At least one of the people who were at a boisterous St. Louis County Council meeting last week…
‘We should be doing more’: Fixing neighborhood vacancy reduces gun violence
ST. LOUIS – At first, Chassidy Howard thought she was hearing fireworks. Then she felt the pain in her leg.…
Revamped voting rights bill planned, named for the late John Lewis
WASHINGTON — House Democrats plan to present next week a new version of legislation named after the late Georgia civil…
Moratorium’s end may close doors on thousands of Missourians
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kristen Bigogno knows that with the end of the federal eviction moratorium, she and her two…
Lawyer’s opinion backs Board of Aldermen’s COVID relief bill
CITY HALL – Debate continued Friday over a $168 million COVID-19 funding package, with a lawyer specializing in local government…