Missouri could make it harder to get out-of-state abortions
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — First-of-its-kind Missouri legislation shows that anti-abortion lawmakers in Republican-led states aren’t likely to stop at banning…
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U.S. Senate confirms Shalanda Young as first Black woman to head up White House budget agency
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate made history Tuesday when it confirmed Louisiana’s Shalanda Young as White House budget director. Young,…
Fourth officer sentenced in beating of undercover colleage
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former St. Louis police officer has been sentenced to one year of probation for his…
St. Louis jail inmates file class-action lawsuit alleging guards torture them with mace
Inmates at St. Louis’ primary jail filed a federal class-action lawsuit Tuesday accusing guards of torture with mace and depriving them of…
VA eyes major changes as veterans flock to the South, Southwest
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has begun the years-long process of restructuring its nationwide health care network,…
Judges release new boundaries for Missouri Senate districts
A panel of Missouri judges tasked with redrawing 34 state Senate districts released a tentative plan Monday, part of a…
Pandemic medical innovations leave behind people with disabilities
Divya Goel, 35, of Orlando, Fla., is deaf and blind. She has had two telemedicine doctors’ appointments during the pandemic;…
More Black Missourians are buying guns, and Black suicide rates are rising
When Russell and Sharis Lewis want to unwind, they pack up their guns and drive from their home in Florissant…
Cora Faith Walker, ex-state lawmaker and St. Louis County official, dies at 37
ST. LOUIS – Cora Faith Walker, a former Missouri state representative and then a top aide to St. Louis County…
Planned Parenthood sues Missouri social services agency over restricted Medicaid funds
Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit Thursday against Missouri’s Department of Social Services, alleging the agency unlawfully plans to restrict Medicaid…
As legalization looms, Black Missourians worry about losing out in marijuana industry
Abe Givins sank into a leather armchair at the Cola Private Lounge in St. Louis on Saturday afternoon, as his…
Missouri House narrowly sends open school enrollment, charter funding bills to Senate
A pair of education bills supported by school-choice advocates narrowly passed out of the Missouri House Wednesday, overcoming a diminished…
Students with disabilities are not getting help to address lost opportunities
Even before the pandemic hit, 98% of U.S. school districts said they didn’t have enough special education teachers to serve all the…
Sports wagering bills moving toward Missouri House debate amid efforts to boost tax rates
A bill to legalize sports wagering is heading to the Missouri House floor for debate after a committee vote Tuesday.…
U.S. House condemns bomb threats made against HBCUs
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed on Tuesday a resolution condemning the weeks-long chain of bomb threats made to Historically…
Schools left ‘scrambling’ after Missouri treasurer tied bond deals to AG’s COVID demands
It was just after 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, when the forms arrived from the state treasurer’s office.…