Formerly incarcerated Missourians struggle for decades to find stable housing
After serving time in prison, Christine McDonald found herself living on the streets of Kansas City and in a pay-by-the-week…
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New Greitens abuse allegations reignite GOP fear of losing Missouri Senate seat
The prospect of Eric Greitens capturing the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate in Missouri was already terrifying to his party’s…
Ketanji Brown Jackson vows to decide U.S. Supreme Court cases from a ‘neutral posture’
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson began her four-day confirmation process to become the nation’s first Black female…
Schmitt drops lawsuits against Missouri schools, St. Louis
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Attorney General Eric Schmitt has dismissed most of the more than 40 lawsuits he filed against…
Republicans twist Supreme Court nominee Jackson’s judicial record
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the court of public opinion — such as the Supreme Court nomination hearings coming this week…
Loophole means attorney general rarely enforces Sunshine Law on state agencies
When Missouri’s health department refused to turn over certain documents to ProPublica reporter Pamela Colloff in October 2020, she did…
$100 million renovation set for St. Louis symphony’s Powell Hall
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The home of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is about to get a $100 million upgrade.…
Medicaid enrollment backlog persists as advocates say Missouri could be doing more
Applying for health insurance through Medicaid expansion took Raven Cole just 10 minutes. But the wait to see if she’s…
Pressure ramps up to halt Trump-era policy that expels migrants at border
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats and immigration advocates are pushing the White House to end a controversial Trump-era immigration policy enacted during…
Republicans in Congress file suit to end mask mandate for air travel
Seventeen Republican members of Congress have sued the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, seeking an end to the…
Expanded rural broadband likely to be a focus of federal farm bill
The coronavirus pandemic highlighted the need for federal assistance to develop high-speed internet connectivity in all parts of the country,…
Biden urges city leaders to take advantage of billions in federal relief funds
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden urged local and city governments on Monday to continue to use the $130 billion in…
Parson’s $47.3 billion spending plan is top agenda item as lawmakers return from spring break
Most of the enormous surplus accumulating in Missouri’s general revenue fund will be off-limits to members of the House Budget Committee when…
St. Patrick’s Day celebration returning to Dogtown
DOGTOWN – All indicators are green for the return of St. Patrick’s Day festivities to the Dogtown neighborhood, after a…
Hispanic leaders ask for Parson’s support in fighting voter ID laws
Six years ago, Sal Valadez’s mother decided she wanted to take a U.S. citizenship test after living in the country…
CDC’s new guidelines on COVID risk, masking send confounding signals
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced updated COVID-19 guidelines that relaxed masking recommendations, some people no doubt…