Bill targeting St. Louis-area EV charging mandates clears Missouri House
A bill meant to tie the hands of St. Louis-area officials who want to require building owners to install electric vehicle chargers…
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MetroLink will run single-car trains in two-week pilot program
ST. LOUIS – MetroLink will be trying out single-car runs instead of the normal two-car trains, starting Monday, March 14.…
State argues it shouldn’t pay Planned Parenthood’s legal fees in licensing dispute
Its effort to deny Planned Parenthood a license to perform abortions in Missouri was unsuccessful, but the state health department…
Calls to overhaul methadone distribution intensify, but clinics resist
Days typically start early for patients undergoing opioid addiction treatment at Denver Recovery Group’s six methadone clinics in Colorado. They…
Former St. Louis teacher helping lead coalition pushing back on book bans
Heather Fleming, sitting on a bench in Forest Park, takes in the view on a warm early afternoon in February. …
Area needs to be ready for next earthquake, experts warn
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Experts have warned for decades that a large swath of the central U.S. is at high…
Seeking to shift costs to Medicare, more employers move retirees to Advantage plans
As a parting gesture to a pandemic-ravaged city, former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio hoped to provide the city…
Kids’ menus should skip the soda, aldermen agree
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Water, milk or fruit juice would be the default choice on St. Louis restaurant menus under…
Educators’ pension system writes off value of Russian assets
Missouri’s largest state-run public pension fund will assign a zero value to its approximately $91 million in Russia-tied assets because…
Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol lives on in hundreds of court cases
On the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021, four men affiliated with the Kansas City chapter of the right-wing Proud Boys…
House grants initial approval to bill that would allow prison nurseries in Missouri
The House gave initial approval Wednesday to a bill that would allow newborns to remain with their incarcerated mothers for…
Homeowners can now apply for mortgage assistance via federal COVID-relief funds
Missourians who experienced financial hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic and are struggling to pay their mortgage can now apply for help through…
Parson picks new acting health director after ouster of his original choice
Gov. Mike Parson announced Tuesday that Missouri health department veteran Paula Nickelson will be the agency’s new acting director, after…
An expert’s view of the Supreme Court nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson
President Joe Biden made good on his promise to nominate the first Black female justice to the Supreme Court when he…
When parents get Medicaid, it can benefit the health of their children too
Low-income parents who live in states that expanded their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act are 4.7% more likely to say…
Area barn offers cow-hugging therapy as a way to cope
DITTMER, Mo. (AP) — He’s one of those therapists who doesn’t say much, really. No probing questions about one’s mood…