Census data reveal slow growth, power shifts in U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. population growth has slowed to the lowest rate since the Great Depression of the 1930s, the…
Politics
As young adults move, they’re reshaping political geography
Garima Vyas always wanted to live in a big city. She thought about New York, long the destination for 20-something…
Jones, Bush condemn conditions at city’s jails
NORTH RIVERFRONT – Less than a week after becoming mayor, Tishaura Jones led a congresswoman and other officials Saturday on…
Jones sets stimulus advisory board for American Rescue Plan funding
CITY HALL – Mayor Tishaura Jones has established a board to advise her on how to spend the $517 million…
Adoptive, foster families and children get more help
JEFFERSON CITY – Two new Missouri laws signed by Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday support Missouri adoptive families and children in foster…
Parson hopes to pick new Missouri health director quickly
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he hoped to name a new state health director quickly…
Medicaid expansion fails Missouri Senate committee on tie vote
The Senate Appropriations Committee set the stage for a lengthy floor debate on Medicaid expansion, with a split vote late…
As session nears end, state legislators scramble for LGBTQ protections
With progress stalled and the legislative session nearly over, a bipartisan group of lawmakers hoping to outlaw discrimination against LGBTQ…
Missouri House passes bill for guns in churches, buses
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led House passed this week a bill that would allow guns in churches and on…
Banning trans students from sports teams by gender wins House backing
After hours of fierce debate that spanned the course of two days, the Missouri House signed off Wednesday on a…
Jones outlines plan for spending savings from closing Workhouse
CITY HALL – The easing financial woes brought by the COVID-19 pandemic and what to do with the city’s Medium…
Missouri lawmakers strike deal on anti-abortion language in Medicaid funding bill
Abortion opponents think they have a deal that would curtail the availability of some contraceptive options for Medicaid recipients that won’t endanger…
Jones’ swearing-in focuses on possibilities for change
CITY HALL – Tishaura Jones’ inauguration as the city’s first black woman mayor was more than a swearing-in. It was…
Mayor Jones responds to Chauvin guilty verdict
CITY HALL • Mayor Tishaura O. Jones published a statement on Tuesday afternoon regarding today’s news of the guilty verdict of…
Pro-mask candidates leave office as Missouri tires of limits
ROLLA, Mo. (AP) — Pro-mask candidates are leaving office and occupancy limits are falling by the wayside in Missouri as…
Tishaura O. Jones is sworn in as St. Louis’ next mayor
CITY HALL • In a swearing-in ceremony at City Hall at noon on Tuesday, Tishaura O. Jones officially took charge of…