Bipartisan push seeks to expand veterans’ free access to national parks
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing Tuesday on bipartisan legislation that would give veterans and…
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Area man accused of participating in Capitol riot
(AP) — A man from the St. Louis area has been charged with participating in the Jan. 6 riot at…
In marathon meeting, aldermen give preliminary OK for American Rescue Plan spending
CITY HALL – After a 10-hour slog, the Board of Aldermen gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a $168 million federally…
Biden calls for concerted effort to fight assaults on voting rights
PHILADELPHIA — Returning to the state that handed him the White House, President Joe Biden made a passionate plea Tuesday for Americans…
How the new, expanded federal child tax credit will work
WASHINGTON — The most ambitious part of the pandemic stimulus package signed by President Joe Biden earlier this year is about…
Fate of Missouri Medicaid expansion in hands of state Supreme Court
After an eight-year fight over Medicaid expansion, the arguments are over. The question of whether 275,000 people will receive state-paid health care…
Parson set to sign bills on school choice, police chokeholds, gas tax hike
Gov. Mike Parson will hopscotch the state this week signing bills into law ranging from private school scholarships to a gas…
Direct payments, homeless encampments spark controversy
CITY HALL – The issues of $5 million in direct payments to individuals and of encampments for the homeless brought…
Pfizer to discuss vaccine booster with U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer says it plans to meet with top U.S. health officials Monday to discuss the drugmaker’s request…
Parson vetoes bills to amend Sunshine Law, allow lobbyist campaign committees
Among the four bills Gov. Mike Parson vetoed Friday afternoon was one that would have created new exceptions to the…
Tax break for Missouri medical marijuana businesses gets thumbs-down
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson vetoed legislation Friday that would have lifted a prohibition on licensed medical marijuana companies’ deducting business expenses on…
Lawsuit over St. Louisan’s death shines harsh light on no-knock warrants
Don Clark, a 63-year-old veteran from St. Louis, walked with a cane because his diabetes caused him to have swollen…
New state law will shield businesses from COVID lawsuits
As a new surge of COVID cases overtakes Missouri, businesses, health care providers and houses of worship will soon be shielded…
Alderman wants to make checking successive car doors illegal
CITY HALL – A guy who goes from car to car in the middle of the night pulling the door…
Parson vetoes bill to end EPA-mandated emissions testing
With the threat of millions of dollars in sanctions looming, Gov. Mike Parson vetoed on Friday legislation that would have…
Biden defends push to boost COVID vaccinations after Parson’s criticism
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s key COVID-19 advisers defended the administration’s strategies for boosting vaccinations in the states, after Missouri’s…