Missouri hospital that denied emergency abortion is being investigated by federal officials
The federal government, not state political leaders, initiated an investigation of the care Freeman Health Services in Joplin provided after a denying…
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Jones announces opposition to recreational marijuana amendment
In a move highlighting a growing divide among Black leaders and organizations in Missouri over a push to legalize marijuana,…
Medicaid application wait times average 41 days, the lowest in nearly a year
Average wait times for Missouri Medicaid applicants fell in September below the federally allowed maximum for the first time in…
U.S. judge in Missouri rejects GOP challenge to student-loan forgiveness program
A federal judge in Missouri has rejected GOP efforts by six states to block President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive…
Commission recommends salary increases to address Missouri teacher shortage
A state commission Tuesday laid out its recommendations to improve teacher recruitment and retention in Missouri, including a push to…
Missouri families still waiting for summer food benefits for low-income children
As food prices spiked over the summer and her children lost access to school-provided subsidized meals, Jennifer Sheils scrambled to…
Ashcroft can delay review for 2024 initiative petitions until after election, judge rules
There is no way under Missouri law to save time on initiative petitions by submitting them early, Cole County Circuit Judge…
Judge tosses voter ID lawsuit; plaintiffs call ruling a ‘procedural pit stop’
A Missouri judge has dismissed a lawsuit that argued that a new law requiring Missourians present a government-issued photo ID to vote is…
Abortion bans are motivating midterm voters, poll shows
Half of voters say the Supreme Court’s decision overturning the constitutional right to an abortion has made them more motivated…
Missouri judge hears lawsuit challenging Biden’s student debt relief plan
Whether student debtors will get the loan relief promised by President Joe Biden is now in the hands of a…
‘Invading academic freedom:’ Missouri AG’s probe for university emails raises concerns
A push by the attorney general’s office for the emails of professors and staff at the University of Missouri has…
With changes in Missouri election law, here’s what voters need to know to cast a ballot
Election Day is just over a month away, and a lot has changed for voters since the last time they…
Parson won’t issue blanket pardons for marijuana offenses, he says
While announcing a plan to pardon those with prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession, President Joe Biden urged governor’s to…
Prosecutors’ biggest roadblock in wrongful conviction cases? Missouri’s attorney general
Up until last year, if elected prosecutors believed a person was wrongfully convicted, there wasn’t anything they could do about…
Missouri AFL-CIO endorses marijuana legalization constitutional amendment
The push to legalize recreational marijuana has won the endorsement of Missouri’s largest labor union. Missouri AFL-CIO president Jake Hummel…
Women could claim the most governors’ seats in U.S. history in November
Women running in governors’ races throughout the country are potentially set to break records if elected this November. In total…