Missouri’s redistricting mess is a stress test for the rule of law
Supporters of a referendum on Missouri’s gerrymandered redistricting map rally at the state Capitol Building Tuesday, May 12 after the…
Legal groups ask court to restore block on Trump order on birthright citizenship
Members of the media set up outside the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of President Donald Trump’s expected arrival on April…
Trump administration urges Supreme Court to rule soon on limiting vote-by-mail in midterms
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 9, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) The Trump administration on Wednesday renewed its…
Gounder Brings Clarity to Egg Freezing, AI Virus Creation, and New Trump Vaccine Order
Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed Americans’ skepticism toward public health experts and President Donald Trump’s…
Congressional approval not needed for White House ballroom, Trump tells high court
Demolition work continued where the East Wing once stood at the White House on Dec. 8, 2025. President Donald Trump…
Exploring the Moon will require rovers that can think for themselves – an upcoming NASA mission will test whether they can
NASA is planning to send three small rovers to the Moon with a single instruction: Work out among yourselves how…
Missouri needs more teachers. Its licensing process gets in the way
(Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) May 21, 2026, is the day I became a certified biology teacher in Missouri,…
As Kansas City Council rushes towards a Royals stadium vote, key questions go unanswered
Kansas City and Royals officials are aiming to have a new ballpark in Crown Center ready to open by the…
What does mismanagement of the Iran war teach us about Trump farm policy? Everything
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, speaks at a Future Farmers of America event Aug. 18, 2025 at the Tennessee State…
Quitting alcohol changes the brain and can increase the risk of compulsive drinking – new research in mice
Activity in certain areas of the brain may drive alcohol cravings. Yana Iskayeva/Moment via Getty Images For some, abstaining from…
One of the most common brain disorders is one of the most misunderstood – how functional neurological disorder is both ‘all in your head’ and beyond it
From hysteria to conversion disorder, to psychogenic or psychosomatic illness, functional neurological disorder has gone by many names. anilakkus/iStock via…
Democrats push nearly 250 state bills opposing federal immigration efforts
Colorado state Sen. Mike Weissman, a Democrat, speaks at a February news conference about immigration enforcement-related bills at the Colorado…