Missouri should make medical respite part of its health care infrastructure
(Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor) Missouri’s healthcare system routinely pays for a hospital stay, a surgery or a course of treatment,…
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Suit challenges Trump administration move to allow some ICE presence at polling places
Voters head into a polling site at Grand Park in Westfield, Indiana, on May 5, 2026. (Photo by Tom Davies/Indiana…
Divorce becomes next battleground as states debate family values
Missouri Republican state Rep. Cecelie Williams, flanked by Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe and Democratic state Rep. Raychel Proudie, speaks in…
Readers Wrestle With Healthcare Inequalities and Want a Word With Congress
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity…
Indigenous Groups Are Exempt From Medicaid Work Rules, but Native Hawaiians Aren’t
WAIANAE, Hawai‘i — Native Hawaiians will need to comply with new work requirements to qualify for Medicaid after being excluded…
Learning without a brain – how bacteria store memories and remember the past like artificial neural networks
_E. coli_ uses memories of the past to inform its present behavior. Cavallini JamesBSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Learning…
Missouri Supreme Court finds Denny Hoskins “was in contempt” over congressional maps
Secretary of State Denny Hoskins speaks with reporters in the Missouri Supreme Court Building on Thursday (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent). The…
How 9/11 changed the way America surveils its citizens
People look out at Manhattan and beyond at One World Observatory at One World Trade Center in New York City.…
Latest Missouri poll finds another razor thin margin ahead of November vote on abortion
Demonstrators ordered out of the Missouri House public gallery during a debate on anti-abortion legislation march and chant Wednesday, May…
When a Friend Becomes a Caregiver
For several years, Nicole Straight and Patricia Wood, who lived across the street from each other in Sausalito, California, were…
Rural Americans Wait After Judge Delivers Mixed Ruling on Digital Equity Dollars
A federal judge in July gave digital equity advocates a partial victory against President Donald Trump, stopping his attempt to…
Space weather can cause both beautiful auroras and infrastructure challenges – 5 essential reads on protecting life and technology
The Sun can send out eruptions of energetic particles. NASA/SDO via AP Most days, you can look up and see…
American women in communities with ample broadband access lose less time waiting for services, reducing time poverty
Greater access to broadband could cut the time women wait in line. Colin Anderson Productions pty ltd/DigitalVision via Getty Images…
People with Tourette syndrome, like Billie Eilish, use everything in their power to suppress tics – this exhausting process is key to treatment
Many people with Tourette's suppress their tics until they can release them in a safe space. Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty…
At midterm convention, Trump pledges cash to voters if Republicans hold Congress
President Donald Trump speaks on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on…
It’s time to fix Missouri’s charter school funding system
Students work in a classroom in Salt Lake City in 2024. As AI use in schools grows, more lawmakers and…