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New congressional redistricting plan becomes law
Gov. Mike Parson signed the bill revising the boundaries of Missouri’s eight congressional districts Wednesday afternoon, officially ending the most contentious…
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U.S. schools are not racially integrated, despite decades of effort
Nearly seven decades after the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, the court’s declared goal…
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U.S. House to vote on $28 million for FDA to relieve infant formula shortage
WASHINGTON — Democratic appropriators in the U.S. House have offered a $28 million emergency spending bill intended to address a…
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None of Missouri’s $35.6 million to tackle COVID health disparities has been spent
In March 2021 President Joe Biden’s administration announced it was investing $2.25 billion to address COVID health disparities, the largest federal funding…
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FDA clears COVID booster shot for healthy children ages 5-11
U.S. regulators have authorized a COVID-19 booster shot for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, hoping an extra vaccine dose will enhance…
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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…
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Winners and losers of Missouri’s raucous 2022 legislative session
The 2022 legislative session ended last week the same way it began back in January: With the Missouri Senate bogged down…
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Missouri renews call for national convention on term limits
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The GOP-led Missouri Legislature renewed on Tuesday a call for a national convention to add congressional…
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Hospitals’, nursing homes’ power to limit COVID visitors will be restricted
Two years into the coronavirus pandemic, Missouri lawmakers sent to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk legislation that aims to ensure residents…
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Parents hunting for baby formula as shortage spans U.S.
(AP) — Parents across the U.S. are scrambling to find baby formula as supply disruptions and a massive safety recall…
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State legislature ends tumultuous 2022 session marked by gridlock, GOP infighting
A flurry of activity in the Missouri House on Friday kept 2022 from earning the ignominious distinction of least productive…
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Plan to set up prison nursery clears legislature on final day of session
Infants born to women in prison may soon get to remain with their mothers for their first 18 months, under…
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Rules for hazardous waste, ‘advanced recycling’ are likely to be weakened
Legislation weakening Missouri’s hazardous waste regulations and opening the door for “advanced recycling” will soon be on Gov. Mike Parson’s desk. With just hours…
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Missouri Senate adjourns early after passing congressional redistricting map
The Missouri Senate passed a congressional redistricting map Thursday and then adjourned for the year. The 22-11 vote came after…
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Lawmakers send bill to increase funding for charter schools to governor
Missouri charter schools will see millions in increased funding under a bill headed to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk with provisions…
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Bill requiring schools to cut down lead in drinking water heading to governor
Legislation on its way to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk could drastically cut down on the amount of lead allowed in…
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Voter ID bill clears Missouri legislature despite fierce criticism
Missouri voters will be required to present a government-issued photo ID to cast a ballot under a wide-ranging elections bill headed to…
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Ethics panel dismisses complaint from Rep. Price against House Speaker
The Missouri House Ethics Committee has unanimously dismissed a complaint against Speaker Rob Vescovo filed by Rep. Wiley Price, D-St.…
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Redistricting, initiative petition overhaul, abortion trigger heat up state Senate factions
The halls of the Missouri Capitol on Tuesday didn’t look like time was running out on the 2022 legislative session.…
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With open school enrollment dead, lawmakers push carve-out for some property owners
A statewide open enrollment system that would allow students to attend a school district outside of one in which they…
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Missouri House votes to require disclosure of medical marijuana ownership records
The Missouri House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to require state regulators to disclose ownership information for businesses granted medical marijuana licenses…
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Hopes dwindle that Missouri lawmakers will extend postpartum care for new mothers
A bipartisan proposal to extend postpartum care for low-income women in Missouri to a full year after they’ve given birth…
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Missouri House passes new congressional redistricting plan
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — With time running short, the Missouri House passed on Monday a newly proposed map for the…
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Voter ID requirement, absentee ballot changes clear Missouri Senate
The Missouri Senate passed a wide-ranging elections bill Monday that would enact a photo ID requirement to vote as well as create…
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Move to decriminalize fentanyl drug testing strips gains no traction in Missouri legislature
Even as the spread of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl has brought a stunning rise in drug overdose deaths, a…
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Proposed changes to Missouri Sunshine Law would conceal more records, raise fees
An expansive set of proposed changes to Missouri’s open records law backed by Gov. Mike Parson has transparency advocates alarmed…
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St. Louis seeking to boost population with Afghan refugees
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Inamullah Niazai sits on the front porch step of his red-brick St. Louis home and smiles…
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Judge dismisses Missouri AG’s mask lawsuit against St. Charles school district
A St. Charles County Circuit Court judge dismissed Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s lawsuit Thursday against the local school district’s now-rescinded…
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Grand jurors label Gardner’s actions ‘reprehensible’
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Members of a grand jury that indicted an investigator in the criminal case against former Missouri…
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Missouri lawmakers finish record $49 billion state budget hours before deadline
The largest budget in Missouri history passed with relative ease Friday, in part because the final version was larger than…
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