Exits by Black and Hispanic teachers pose new threat to COVID-era education
Lynette Henley needed one more year to receive her full pension after 40 years as a teacher, but she couldn’t…
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Tempers fray as Missouri Senate Republicans fight over Congressional map
When the Missouri Senate recognizes “special guests,” it is normally a pleasant diversion, announcing visits from school groups, constituents or…
Many faith leaders wary of religious exemptions for vaccine
By the thousands, Americans have been seeking religious exemptions in order to circumvent COVID-19 vaccination mandates, but generally they are…
Fatal fires in St. Louis, other cities expose vacant home risks
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Thick smoke billowed from the vacant, crumbling house in St. Louis, but Benjamin Polson knew homeless…
Bill criticized as ‘Make Murder Legal Act’ blocked
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — A bill aimed at strengthening self-defense laws but dubbed the “Make Murder Legal Act” by one…
COVID vaccine for children under 5 delayed until at least April
WASHINGTON — A COVID-19 vaccine for young children will be delayed by at least two months as Pfizer and BioNTech…
Cori Bush leading push for Supreme Court nominee with civil rights track record
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Cori Bush led on Thursday a coalition of Black women members of the U.S. House in…
Missouri House balks at plan for $15 base pay for state jobs
The Missouri House approved a $4.6 billion supplemental spending bill Wednesday that would give all state workers a pay raise. …
As redistricting filibuster resumes, women senators decry ‘self serving’ debate
After the conservative caucus once again hijacked proceedings in the Missouri Senate Wednesday afternoon over the state’s redistricting plan, a…
HBCU leaders decry waves of bomb threats
WASHINGTON — Hours before the Southern Poverty Law Center held a virtual panel Tuesday about recent bomb threats made to…
Gun-waving St. Louis couple placed on probation as lawyers
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday placed a St. Louis couple who gained national attention for waving guns at racial…
Missouri Senate divided over congressional redistricting
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The Missouri Senate remained divided over a congressional redistricting plan Tuesday as a filibuster from conservatives…
Disabled activist speaks out about feeling ‘disposable’
SAN FRANCISCO — In early January, one of the country’s top public health officials went on national television and delivered what she…
House committee scales back governor’s pay raise plan for state worker
Hundreds of custodians, clerks and cooks working for state agencies would not get the raises Missouri Gov. Mike Parson promised in…
Missouri bills would offer incentives for grocery stores, urban farms to eliminate food deserts
The closure of Save A Lot in Pagedale left a hole in northern St. Louis County. Beyond Housing, a community building group…
Bills aim to ban out-of-school suspensions through third grade
As a student in Hickory County R-1 school district, state Rep. Ian Mackey often struggled with following the rules of…