Missouri should dump the use of junk science in its courtrooms
(Photo by simpson33 via iStock / Getty Images Plus) Missouri patients deserve confidence that the science presented in our courtrooms…
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Courts rule Trump administration can’t cancel $22B in climate grants
A federal judge ruled it was unlawful that the EPA canceled $1.6 billion in environmental and climate justice grants. (Photo…
Farm Bills have been a farce for years. This one seems tragic
(Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight). Lawmakers must stop pretending this Farm Bill works. As Charles Givens once said, “Doing more of…
US Senate stopgap fails to renew more than $38B a year in state transportation funding
The Big Four Bridge over the Ohio River, connecting Louisville, Kentucky, and Jeffersonville, Indiana. (Photo by Sarah Ladd/Kentucky Lantern) WASHINGTON…
Missouri turnout could hit 1.4 million as ballot measures drive primary interest
Missouri could have a near-record primary turnout Tuesday as voters decide two major ballot questions and congressional primaries in three…
Nine Republican primaries, one question: what do GOP voters want from Jefferson City?
Voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to vote in Missouri’s statewide primary (Getty Images). For weeks, The Independent…
What a western Pennsylvania ’90s-style Pizza Hut reveals about nostalgia
A "classic" '90s-style Pizza Hut represents a powerful window into how human beings interact with the past. Tracy A. Woodward/The…
States expand fight against organized retail crime, gift card fraud
On rare occasions property is recovered following organized retail thefts, as was the case in this handout photo, from Lowe’s,…
Why the stakes are high for Missouri in Trump’s Canada tariffs
President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House Feb. 20, 2026 in Washington, D.C., after the…
Attempt to halt imminent deportations of Haitians and Syrians blocked in US Senate
Demonstrators chant and hold signs outside U.S. Supreme Court on April 29, 2026 in Washington, D.C. The court heard arguments…
Judge promises quick decision on challenge to Missouri property tax caps
The Cole County Courthouse in Jefferson City (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent) A Cole County judge said Wednesday he will rule quickly…
State AGs expand consumer work as prices rise and Trump guts federal protections
Kentucky Republican Attorney General Russell Coleman holds up a cellphone as he kicked off Child Abuse Prevention Month in April.…
The weird world of Missouri campaign B-roll
Candidates bury raw footage online so independent political committees can turn it into TV ads — producing some of Missouri…
Landmark federal housing law tries new ways to boost local building
A residential duplex set for construction in Chicago. The 21st Century Road to Housing Act is being hailed for allowing…
Trump imposes new host of tariffs on trading partners, alleging they use forced labor
President Donald Trump imposed new import taxes on products from dozens of top U.S. trading partners on Friday, July 24,…
US Senate Judiciary holds over vote on Blanche nomination for AG as Grassley slams Dems
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, at a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting on Thursday, July 23, 2026 criticized committee Democrats opposed to…