Trump administration asks Supreme Court to permit quick third-country deportations
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 9, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration Thursday made…
US Supreme Court again blocks Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map
The U.S. Supreme Court building (Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom). The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday drove a stake through the heart…
Missouri should scrutinize all schools, not just St. Louis Public Schools
(Spenser Heaps/Utah News Dispatch). Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick’s demand that the president of the St. Louis Board of Education…
In ‘NAZA,’ Israeli whistleblowers’ revelations about civilian deaths in Gaza reflect a longer history of Palestinian isolation
'NAZA' filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor conducted interviews with anonymous members of Israeli military and intelligence services from the…
Trump frames unregulated AI as a way to keep ahead of China – but in fact, it harms US national security
Are Presidents Trump and Xi walking down a dangerous path on AI? Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Amid the chorus…
CDC’s latest youth behavior report offers a narrower look at teen health
Students leave William H. Wells Community High School at the end of the school day in Chicago. The federal Centers…
Missouri should take the time to get its next education commissioner right
The Missouri State Board of Education discusses a proposed change to the state’s standardized test during its meeting on March…
Diesel prices shoot upward as top farm-state GOP senator begs Trump for export embargo
Sen. Chuck Grassley, a Republican from Iowa, is urging President Donald Trump to embargo diesel fuel exports as rising costs…
Missouri’s ‘unprecedented’ budget vote leaves schools around Kansas City in the lurch
A student at Ingels Elementary School in the Hickman Mills School District. Superintendent Dennis Carpenter said he’s disappointed by the…
Trump has gotten rid of many of the checks and balances that could stop him from demolishing the Kennedy Center
Musicians perform during a rally against the closing of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Sept.…
Missouri Independent reporters win investigative journalism prize for foster care series
West Humbert and Deon Henderson, leaders with Stand Up KC and Missouri Workers Center, lead chants to kick off a…
K-12 spending, absenteeism programs face risks as feds stop key monitoring, watchdog says
Fourth graders sit at their classroom tables in Oklahoma City. A new government watchdog report raises concerns about oversight of…