Attorney general seeks to dismiss suit alleging the office broke Sunshine Law under Hawley
A Cole County judge heard arguments Thursday over whether staff in the Missouri attorney general’s office, while it was being…
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‘Gray market’ gaming company pumps $250K into PACs tied to Missouri lobbyist
A company accused of operating illegal gambling machines in Missouri made six $40,000 donations this week to a constellation of…
Missouri Supreme Court weighs impact of merit system changes on labor contracts
Three state employee labor unions hoping to preserve the merit system for their members told the Missouri Supreme Court on…
Frustrated Democrats call for GOP help on federal gun laws after latest school shooting
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer implored Senate Republicans on Wednesday to work with Democrats to pass bipartisan…
Federal watchdog’s report sheds new light on scope of Missouri’s missing foster children
A report published Monday by a federal watchdog sheds new light on the scope of missing foster children in Missouri,…
Pandemic babies with developmental delays can make up for lost social interaction
Typically, about 1 in 6 children experience a developmental delay. But children born during the pandemic, a 2022 study has found, have nearly…
‘Just part of aging’: Long COVID symptoms are often overlooked in seniors
Nearly 18 months after getting COVID-19 and spending weeks in the hospital, Terry Bell struggles with hanging up his shirts…
Misinformation, violence and a paper shortage threaten midterm elections, officials say
Members of a U.S. Senate panel and election administrators raised a bevy of concerns Thursday about the challenges elections officials…
Parson laments failure of transgender sports bill, ban on critical race theory; also leery of tax rebate plan, earmarks
Gridlock in the Missouri Senate doomed issues that the GOP should have used its supermajority to accomplish, Gov. Mike Parson…
Attorney General is preparing new round of school mask lawsuits
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is preparing for a new round of lawsuits challenging school mask rules if districts reinstate orders in…
New congressional redistricting plan becomes law
Gov. Mike Parson signed the bill revising the boundaries of Missouri’s eight congressional districts Wednesday afternoon, officially ending the most contentious…
U.S. House to vote on $28 million for FDA to relieve infant formula shortage
WASHINGTON — Democratic appropriators in the U.S. House have offered a $28 million emergency spending bill intended to address a…
Few eligible families have applied for government help to pay for COVID funerals
On a humid August afternoon in 2020, two caskets ― one silver, one white ― sat by holes in the…
Hospitals’, nursing homes’ power to limit COVID visitors will be restricted
Two years into the coronavirus pandemic, Missouri lawmakers sent to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk legislation that aims to ensure residents…
Rules for hazardous waste, ‘advanced recycling’ are likely to be weakened
Legislation weakening Missouri’s hazardous waste regulations and opening the door for “advanced recycling” will soon be on Gov. Mike Parson’s desk. With just hours…
Lawmakers send bill to increase funding for charter schools to governor
Missouri charter schools will see millions in increased funding under a bill headed to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk with provisions…