It’s not just doctors and nurses: Veterinarians are burning out, too
At the park near Duboce Triangle in San Francisco, 5 p.m. is canine happy hour. About 40 dogs run around,…
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Despite cost concerns, charter school funding boost still expected to advance
A week after senators celebrated a compromise to increase funding for charter schools, the estimated cost of the proposal stalled its progress…
Efforts to make protective medical gear in U.S. falling flat
UNIVERSITY CITY (AP) — When the coronavirus pandemic first hit the U.S., sales of window coverings at Halcyon Shades quickly…
Murder, robbery charges dismissed for lack of data; circuit attorney’s office blames federal agency
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis judge dismissed on Wednesday murder and robbery charges against two women because the…
Senate committee approves bill that could overturn Missouri Medicaid expansion
A constitutional amendment asking Missourians to let lawmakers decide year-to-year whether the state will offer Medicaid to working-age adults moved closer to…
Amid curriculum debates, sweeping ‘parents’ bill of rights’ advances in Missouri House
As debates over school curriculum rage nationwide, the Missouri House granted initial approval Tuesday to a “Parents’ Bill of Rights”…
Funding increase for charter schools poised to clear Missouri Senate after compromise
A years-long impasse over increased funding for charter schools was finally broken in the Missouri Senate, leaving proponents optimistic the…
Missouri trio gets jail for roles in Capitol insurrection
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge in Washington sentenced on Monday two men and a woman from Missouri to…
DOJ rule cracks down on untraceable firearms known as ‘ghost guns’
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced on Monday the Department of Justice’s plan to regulate untraceable firearms known as ghost…
No signs of support for Greitens in Missouri county where abuse charges will be heard
COLUMBIA – A smattering of giggles greeted the name of former Gov. Eric Greitens Friday evening when emcee Branden Rathert…
‘Sitting on a time bomb’: Mobile home residents at risk in red-hot housing market
WASHINGTON — Jon Zang walks his dog several times a day in his mobile home community in West Goshen Township,…
With few in-state abortions, Missouri lawmakers look toward a post-Roe v. Wade future
As restrictions on accessing an abortion in Missouri have steadily tightened, nearly 9,800 Missourians travelled to Kansas and Illinois to…
Months-long waiting for Medicaid coverage is a sign of what’s to come
Korra Elliott has tried to avoid seeing a doctor while waiting to get on Medicaid. She worries she can’t afford…
Senators seek higher tax on any profits from sports wagering in Missouri
If the Missouri Senate debates a sports wagering bill that passed the House last month, it’s likely to include a higher…
Missouri House signs off on $46.2 billion budget, leaves most of huge state surplus untouched
The Missouri House gave first round approval Tuesday to a package of budget bills spending $46.2 billion, with Republicans defeating repeated…
Sotomayor visits Washington U.; sees good in colleagues despite differences, she says
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Tuesday that even though her views often differ from her…