Tax return deadline looms – next month
April 15 has long loomed as a deadline for filing tax returns for both the IRS and Missouri. But this…
Politics
Push to ban LGBTQ discrimination failed in Missouri Senate; advocates fight on
Missouri Sen. Greg Razer hadn’t planned to speak on an amendment that purported to prevent discrimination based on a person’s…
UMSL professors reflect on historic election for mayor
CITY HALL – The election of the first African-American female mayor of St. Louis will go down in history, two…
Some GOP-led states target abortions done through medication
About 40 percent of all abortions in the U.S. are now done through medication — rather than surgery — and…
Reform-minded leaders now at the helm in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The daunting task of turning around the fortunes of St. Louis is now in the hands…
Missouri Republicans renew push to change how judges are selected
Fed up with “Boss Tom” Pendergast’s political machine abusing the state’s judicial system, Missourians changed the constitution in 1940 to…
Under short-lived committee, some businesses jumped vaccine line
In the span of 10 minutes in late February, a panel of state officials signed off on nearly 1,300 people…
Mayor-elect acting quickly to prepare for inauguration
CITY HALL – City Treasurer Tishaura Jones moved quickly following her election as mayor Tuesday night to ensure that she’s…
Top state GOP senator hopes to deny Medicaid expansion funds
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri’s top Republican state senator said Thursday that he didn’t want lawmakers to pay for government…
Jaco: To save St. Louis, Mayor Jones needs to do the math
St. Louis’ first Black woman mayor is a finance geek and public policy wonk. To save St. Louis when she…
Gardner loses bid to stay on McCloskey case
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court denied on Tuesday St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s request to be…
Prescription drug monitoring program is finally near for Missouri
Missouri is one step closer to shedding its designation as the only state in the country without a prescription drug…
Jones tops Spencer in historic contest for mayor; ‘I believe in St. Louis’
CITY HALL – City Treasurer Tishaura Jones won the mayor’s office on Tuesday in the first all-women race for the…
$500 million bond issue approved for MSD
ST. LOUIS – Residents of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District approved Tuesday the $500 million Proposition Y bond issue…
Homicide rate among challenges awaiting next mayor
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Whichever candidate voters pick in Tuesday’s mayoral election will face daunting tasks, including a declining population…
Both mayoral candidates pledge to end violence at Justice Center
ST. LOUIS – On the day before the city’s general election, both candidates for mayor condemned the rioting at the…