Missouri lawmakers didn’t cancel debts from unemployment benefit mistakes
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — State lawmakers left tens of thousands of Missouri residents facing big debts by failing to pass…
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Divided U.S. Catholic bishops will debate Communion policy
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops plans to devote part of its national meeting next month to the sensitive issue…
Memorial Day weekend, summer can be safe and healthy, city assures
CITY HALL – Downtown and the rest of St. Louis will be a safe place to celebrate this holiday weekend,…
How to build back better health habits after pandemic year
The U.S. is in far different shape today than it was last Memorial Day, and many Americans are, too. According…
Aldermen don’t want to pay for speed bump studies
CITY HALL – Some city aldermen are griping that the cost of studies of proposed speed bumps are eating into…
Million-dollar grant will aid mentally ill potentially at risk of arrest
CITY HALL – The Department of Health has gotten the OK for a federal grant of more than a million dollars…
Lawmakers push governor for special sessions on myriad of issues
A tax that funds $2 billion of Missouri’s Medicaid program. A push to ban the teaching of critical race theory…
City has plenty of jobs, but few to fill them
CITY HALL – Don’t be surprised if the grass starts getting long and the pools don’t open. The city Department…
Missouri Senate field likely to expand with GOP’s Lincoln Days event
Republican activists from around the state will gather in Kansas City next month for the party’s annual Lincoln Days. And by…
Charges against Patricia McCloskey in gun-waving at protesters are amended
A special prosecutor said Tuesday that he had amended the charges against Patricia McCloskey, who waved a gun at racial…
Missouri medical marijuana companies win tax relief
Missourians voted in 2018 to legalize medical marijuana. But under federal law, growing, transporting or selling marijuana remains a crime.…
Electric buses, asphalt, bridges: Politicians jostle for federal transportation cash
WASHINGTON — The nearly $1 billion that U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., is seeking through Congress’ revamped earmarks process isn’t a…
Residents grapple with utility costs as shutoffs resume
The pandemic has been hard on Louise Lynch’s family. Her daughter caught COVID-19 as the virus first took hold, and nearly…
Aldermen may soon resume in-person meetings
CITY HALL – Meetings of the Board of Aldermen may soon move back from 29 home offices connected by Zoom…
University of Missouri tuition to increase in the fall
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Tuition will rise in the fall at all four campuses for the University of Missouri, with…
Lawsuit seeks to force Missouri to enact voter-approved Medicaid expansion
The least surprising lawsuit of the year, to force Missouri to provide Medicaid coverage to 275,000 people eligible under a 2020…