Abortion-rights groups alarmed by St. Louis’ moving AG lawsuit to federal court
When the attorney general’s lawsuit challenging St. Louis’ plan to use federal funds to support abortion access was moved to…
Tag: American Rescue Plan Act
Jones signs abortion access bill into law; Missouri AG Schmitt sues
Hours after Mayor Tishaura Jones on Thursday signed a bill that would direct $1 million in federal relief funds to…
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…
‘Something for everyone’: Final votes coming for record-setting Missouri budget
A record state operating budget that a top legislative Republican said “has a little bit of something for everyone” is heading for…
Jones makes $150 million commitment to north St. Louis, proposes employee raises and paid family leave
In Mayor Tishaura Jones’s first State of the City address, marking a year since her inauguration, she said that despite…
Budget committee restores funding for Missouri water projects, including lead pipe removal
The House Budget Committee reversed a $360 million cut to a program to improve water infrastructure, including removing lead pipes,…
Sunsetting of child tax credit expansion could leave many families hungry
The discontinuation of President Joe Biden’s administration’s monthly payments of the child tax credit could leave millions of American families without…
Who has the power to say students do or don’t have to wear masks?
Legal battles over masks in schools are being fought across the country. Rather than clarifying policy, these legal challenges have…
Jaco: St. Louis is drowning while the lifeguards argue
You’re drowning. As you thrash in the water, you see a huge life preserver on the bank attached to a…
Lawyer’s opinion backs Board of Aldermen’s COVID relief bill
CITY HALL – Debate continued Friday over a $168 million COVID-19 funding package, with a lawyer specializing in local government…
$168 million for COVID-19 relief stalls over wording
CITY HALL – Two key city officials failed to reach agreement Friday on changes that would have allowed distribution of…
In marathon meeting, aldermen give preliminary OK for American Rescue Plan spending
CITY HALL – After a 10-hour slog, the Board of Aldermen gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a $168 million federally…
Direct payments, homeless encampments spark controversy
CITY HALL – The issues of $5 million in direct payments to individuals and of encampments for the homeless brought…
Workhouse closing went smoothly, Isom reports
CITY HALL – On the day St. Louis’ Medium Security Institution was officially without funding, interim Public Safety Director Dan…
Mayor’s office kept out of committee meeting on COVID relief
CITY HALL – An aldermanic committee held on Tuesday the first of several meetings to discuss how to spend $80…
States rebound from bleak forecasts to pass record budgets
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Just a year ago, the financial future looked bleak for state governments as governors and lawmakers…