This column is prompted by the pictures of the Capitol assault that triggered fond memories of where I had been an NPR reporter for about six months before I was…
Author: Missouri Independent
How Greitens, Hawley soared so high
Flush with ambition and cash, a newcomer arrives like a bolt from the blue. Or, in Missouri’s case, red. He jumps a line of aspirational politicians, lands in a statewide…
Missouri map shows vaccine sites; not all providers have doses
Wondering where to go to get a coronavirus vaccine in Missouri? On Friday, the state launched an interactive map detailing where more than 1,100 providers are situated across the state. But…
COVID cases force shutdown of Missouri House
The Missouri House of Representatives will not meet next week because of an outbreak of COVID-19 in the Capitol Building, Republican leaders announced Thursday evening. Without giving details, House Speaker Rob…
Public can watch Missouri vaccine panel's meetings
As state health officials rolled out Missouri’s plan to distribute the coronavirus vaccine, decisions were informed by a group called the Advisory Committee on Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution. For the…
More women, Blacks, LGBTQs in Missouri Legislature
Missouri’s 2021 legislative session will be barrier-breaking. The number of women serving is at an all-time high with 52 women lawmakers. It will have the most ever Black lawmakers serving…
Schmitt denies involvement in call for Capitol riot
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt denies any knowledge of a robocall by an arm of the Republican Attorneys General Association encouraging “patriots” to participate in a march that ended in…
Hawley’s woes grow as another major backer abandons him
The list of Missouri supporters abandoning U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley grew Friday, when a prominent early backer accused him of “an act of reckless pandering” by raising objections as electoral…
Parson defends Trump over D.C. riot
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson expressed dismay on Wednesday at news that a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol to derail the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. But he said people should…
Wagner bucks Missouri GOP colleagues, won't fight Biden's win
U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner became on Monday the first Republican in the Missouri congressional delegation to say publicly that she will oppose attempts to object to the certification of President-elect…
As bicentennial nears, who are 'Missourians'?
The year 2021 marks the 200th anniversary of statehood for Missouri — Aug. 10, to be exact. Almost seven years ago, the 97th Missouri General Assembly put the State Historical Society of Missouri in charge…
I'm Black. I got the COVID vaccine
I won’t try to convince fellow Black Americans that they should get the COVID-19 vaccine, only share my thought process before I got the first of my two shots last…