Redistricting commissions near end of public hearings on House, Senate maps
The two redistricting commissions created to design new district maps for the General Assembly are moving into their work phase.…
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Corizon loses challenge to Missouri prisoner medical care contract award
The company providing health care to state prisoners failed to prove a competitor misled state purchasing officers to win the $1.4 billion…
Rams lawsuit will stay in St. Louis, state appeals court rules
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams, owner Stan Kroenke and the NFL have lost another bid to move…
Lawsuit challenges ballot summary of Missouri petition to bar private school vouchers
Proponents of an initiative petition that would ask voters to prohibit the state from issuing tax credits to offset the…
As EPA cracks down on ‘forever chemicals,’ Missouri to start testing drinking water
Missouri could start testing small drinking water systems for harmful “forever chemicals” by the end of the year as the…
Natural gas could be pricey this winter
After a historic cold snap depleted natural gas reserves in February, prices for heating could be as much as 30%…
Will children count? State panels debate new House, Senate districts
Before slavery ended in 1865, large numbers of Missourians didn’t count in the population base used to allocate the seats…
Missouri teams push ballot measures to allow sports betting
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri sports teams are trying to put a proposal to legalize sports betting on the ballot.…
Schools debate: Gifted and talented, or racist and elitist?
NEW YORK (AP) — Communities across the United States are reconsidering their approach to gifted and talented programs in schools…
Pope tells Biden he should ‘keep receiving Communion,’ president says
ROME (AP) — Face to face at the Vatican, President Joe Biden held extended and highly personal talks with Pope…
U.S. issues its first passport with ‘X’ gender marker
(AP) — The United States has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation, marking a milestone in the…
Higher COVID rates seen in Missouri counties with large prison populations
Since the Delta variant of the coronavirus took hold at the beginning of June, almost a quarter million Missourians have tested…
Simple safety tips for 2021 Halloween trick-or-treating
The air is getting chillier, pumpkins are perched on porches and children across the country are planning their spooky costumes.…
FDA panel backs Pfizer’s low-dose COVID-19 vaccine for children
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. moved a step closer to expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for millions more children as government advisers…
COVID-19 vaccination clinic returns to Metro transit center
DOWNTOWN – Vaccinations against COVID-19 are being offered Thursday, Oct. 28, at the Civic Center Transit Center, at 14th and…
Treasury Department names first counselor for racial equity
NEW YORK (AP) — The Treasury Department has hired a former JPMorgan Chase executive to head a new government program…