New school voucher law offers tax credits to donors for private education
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri students could have access as soon as next year to scholarships for private schools through…
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Bipartisan push seeks to expand veterans’ free access to national parks
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing Tuesday on bipartisan legislation that would give veterans and…
Biden calls for concerted effort to fight assaults on voting rights
PHILADELPHIA — Returning to the state that handed him the White House, President Joe Biden made a passionate plea Tuesday for Americans…
Fate of Missouri Medicaid expansion in hands of state Supreme Court
After an eight-year fight over Medicaid expansion, the arguments are over. The question of whether 275,000 people will receive state-paid health care…
Ex-St. Louis officer sentenced in beating of undercover colleague
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former St. Louis police officer was sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in prison…
Missouri hospital opens sixth virus ward as variant rages
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A hospital in Springfield has opened its sixth COVID-19 ward as the delta virus variant rages…
Direct payments, homeless encampments spark controversy
CITY HALL – The issues of $5 million in direct payments to individuals and of encampments for the homeless brought…
Pfizer to discuss vaccine booster with U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer says it plans to meet with top U.S. health officials Monday to discuss the drugmaker’s request…
Millions skipped church during pandemic; will they return?
WALDOBORO, Maine (AP) — With millions of people having stayed home from places of worship during the coronavirus pandemic, struggling…
Parson vetoes bills to amend Sunshine Law, allow lobbyist campaign committees
Among the four bills Gov. Mike Parson vetoed Friday afternoon was one that would have created new exceptions to the…
Lawsuit over St. Louisan’s death shines harsh light on no-knock warrants
Don Clark, a 63-year-old veteran from St. Louis, walked with a cane because his diabetes caused him to have swollen…
New state law will shield businesses from COVID lawsuits
As a new surge of COVID cases overtakes Missouri, businesses, health care providers and houses of worship will soon be shielded…
Parson vetoes bill to end EPA-mandated emissions testing
With the threat of millions of dollars in sanctions looming, Gov. Mike Parson vetoed on Friday legislation that would have…
Biden defends push to boost COVID vaccinations after Parson’s criticism
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s key COVID-19 advisers defended the administration’s strategies for boosting vaccinations in the states, after Missouri’s…
Panel rejects using $5 million of COVID relief for $500 payments to individuals
CITY HALL – An aldermanic committee dealt Mayor Tishaura Jones a defeat Wednesday, when it refused to reinstate $5 million…
AME church to address BLM, voting rights, in delayed meeting
The African Methodist Episcopal Church, the United States’ oldest historically Black denomination, launched its General Conference on Tuesday with delegates…