JACO INTERVIEW: Reproductive Health Services CEO discusses future of Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court’s recent decision to take a Mississippi case that could overturn Roe v. Wade worries advocates of legal…
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Ashcroft urges Missouri Senate to shut down debate for Medicaid funding
Republicans in the Missouri Senate should move to shut down debate if a filibuster blocks anti-abortion lawmakers from putting their stamp…
Centene CEO calls Missouri Medicaid decision an ’embarrassment’
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The CEO of Centene Corp. has called Missouri an “embarrassment” after Gov. Mike Parson, who is…
Cardinals can fill Busch Stadium as of June 14
DOWNTOWN (AP) — The Cardinals will return to full capacity at Busch Stadium starting with a June 14 game against…
Free testing aims to curb sexually transmitted infections ignored as COVID-19 spread
As the case counts of the COVID-19 coronavirus began to tick up across Missouri in March 2020, providers who offer…
Missouri judge rules against law stripping state union power
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — A Missouri judge said the state unconstitutionally used a 2018 law to ignore union-negotiated protections for public employees…
Court orders state to release records on medical marijuana program
A state appeals court ruled Tuesday that Missouri regulators were wrong to withhold copies of successful medical marijuana applications from litigants…
Supreme Court to take up major abortion rights challenge
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to a showdown over abortion in a case that could dramatically alter…
Some aren’t ready to give up masks despite new CDC guidance
Like more than 120 million other Americans, Jan Massie is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and can pretty much give up…
Is church attendance linked to higher rates of coronavirus?
One of the most controversial parts of the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown strategy in the United States was the closure of churches across…
NYC Pride parade bans police; gay officers ‘disheartened’
NEW YORK (AP) — Organizers of New York City’s Pride events said Saturday that they were banning police officers and…
Republicans hope to counter calls to ‘defund the police’
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Republicans have pushed through a bill that would penalize cities that cut police budgets and bolster protections for officers under…
Bill to shield businesses from most COVID lawsuits heads to governor
In the last hour of the 2021 legislative session, the Missouri House sent a sweeping bill that would shield businesses…
Legislative season ends without passing bill crucial to Medicaid funding
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri lawmakers ended the 2021 legislative session with a $2 billion question left unanswered. For the first time…
Page, Jones announce relaxed COVID-19 guidelines
CITY HALL – The day after the federal government significantly eased mask guidelines, county and city officials announced they were…
Online retailers face paying Missouri sales tax
In legislative jargon, it’s called the Wayfair fix. What it means is a change in state law that makes online…