Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice
WASHINGTON — Ketanji Brown Jackson will make history by becoming the first Black woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme…
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Caseworkers ‘drowning’ as Children’s Division plagued by staff shortages
The new director of the Department of Social Services’ Children’s Division painted a grim picture Tuesday of an atrophying child…
Pause on federal student loan repayments extended by Biden through Aug. 31
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration announced Wednesday its plans to extend the pause on federal student loan repayments until…
Director chosen to oversee setting up of Missouri’s prescription drug monitoring program
A Missouri task force assigned with overseeing the establishment of a statewide prescription drug monitoring program has hired a former…
City voters OK ward redistricting commission, capital improvements bonds
St. Louis voters agreed in Tuesday’s election to amend the city’s charter in order to set up a nine-member redistricting…
Women within Missouri GOP speak out against Greitens as party remains silent
In just two weeks since allegations of domestic violence surfaced, Eric Greitens’ campaign for the U.S. Senate has been under siege…
U.S. House votes to decriminalize marijuana in federal law
The U.S. House passed legislation Friday to legalize marijuana nationally, but its future is much less clear in the Senate.…
St. Louis’ murder total has fallen; but some killings went uncounted
When the final numbers showed that St. Louis had reduced its murders last year while other big cities were hitting…
State Sen. Roberts to challenge Cori Bush in 1st District primary
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Cori Bush is now facing a challenge from a state senator from St.…
Missouri House rejects Senate’s congressional map, asks again for conference committee
The Missouri House overwhelmingly rejected a proposed congressional map drawn by the state Senate Thursday, once again asking for a…
Upcoming U.S. Supreme Court cases could curb colleges’ use of affirmative action
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Supreme Court dominated by conservative justices could fundamentally reshape the college admissions process later this year when…
Ketanji Brown Jackson wins bipartisan support for U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins will vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to a seat on the Supreme Court, she said…
Missouri House blocks effort to limit access to out-of-state abortions
A bill that would make it a felony to donate fetal tissue from abortions for research or therapies won first-round…
Second COVID boosters now open to people 50 and up, others at risk
Americans 50 and older can get a second COVID-19 booster if it’s been at least four months since their last…
Biden lays out ‘fund the police’ budget plan
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration is requesting billions in its fiscal 2023 budget from Congress to fund police departments,…
U.S. Senate panel bickers over Supreme Court nomination but sets vote next week
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee reopened partisan disagreements Monday as members scheduled a vote for April 4 on Ketanji Brown…