Jones sets stimulus advisory board for American Rescue Plan funding
CITY HALL – Mayor Tishaura Jones has established a board to advise her on how to spend the $517 million…
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U.S. to resume J&J COVID vaccinations despite rare clot risk
U.S. health officials lifted an 11-day pause on COVID-19 vaccinations using Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose shot on Friday, after scientific…
Adoptive, foster families and children get more help
JEFFERSON CITY – Two new Missouri laws signed by Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday support Missouri adoptive families and children in foster…
Parson hopes to pick new Missouri health director quickly
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he hoped to name a new state health director quickly…
As session nears end, state legislators scramble for LGBTQ protections
With progress stalled and the legislative session nearly over, a bipartisan group of lawmakers hoping to outlaw discrimination against LGBTQ…
Missouri House passes bill for guns in churches, buses
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led House passed this week a bill that would allow guns in churches and on…
Banning trans students from sports teams by gender wins House backing
After hours of fierce debate that spanned the course of two days, the Missouri House signed off Wednesday on a…
Missouri lawmakers strike deal on anti-abortion language in Medicaid funding bill
Abortion opponents think they have a deal that would curtail the availability of some contraceptive options for Medicaid recipients that won’t endanger…
Pro-mask candidates leave office as Missouri tires of limits
ROLLA, Mo. (AP) — Pro-mask candidates are leaving office and occupancy limits are falling by the wayside in Missouri as…
Missouri health director resigns
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s health director resigned Tuesday amid the state’s coronavirus vaccine rollout, Gov. Mike Parson announced. Department…
Missouri pre-K programs meet high standards but serve few, study finds
Missouri’s state-funded preschool programs met quality benchmarks but have room to grow to serve a wider swath of children, according…
Missouri schools bill sparks debate over segregation, consolidation
As bills expanding charter schools and creating new scholarship accounts for private school tuition make their way through the process,…
Upcoming Give STL Day lets donors give at home
ST. LOUIS – For those looking for a good cause to support, but not sure what it might be, GiveSTLDay.org.…
Kicking the Medicaid can down the road yet again
The Missouri House refusal to fund voter-approved Medicaid expansion reminded me of a long Missouri legislative tactic of “kicking the can down…
Missouri to begin $5M COVID-19 vaccination campaign
Missouri is preparing to launch a $5 million ad campaign to urge residents to get the coronavirus vaccine as appointment…
‘Dinoroarus’ a scary new attraction at the Zoo
FOREST PARK – Dinosaurs are roaming around the St. Louis Zoo, and nobody seems to care. Scary ones, such as…