Politics
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Public hearing Monday for Missouri House district maps
For the state commission drawing new Missouri House districts, the work began in acrimony but seems likely to end in…
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Parson introduces new directors for Revenue, Mental Health departments
A veteran Republican lawmaker will lead the Missouri Department of Revenue and a long-time administrator in state government will take…
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Record number of Americans sign up for ACA health insurance
A record 13.6 million Americans have signed up for health coverage for 2022 on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, with…
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Parson declares end to COVID emergency as Missouri cases soar to record levels
On the day Missouri surpassed 1 million COVID-19 cases and recorded the highest single-day tally of infections for the pandemic,…
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Missouri weighs longer hunting seasons for some fur-bearers
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri conservation officials are considering a plan to extend the hunting season for species such as…
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‘The Eleven’: Women in Missouri Senate see new book as example of bipartisanship
The women of the Missouri Senate are telling their own stories through a forthcoming children’s book that chronicles the journeys…
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As virus spreads, St. Louis, Jackson counties battle judge’s ruling on health order
Missouri’s two largest counties will continue their efforts to overturn a court ruling that severely limits the powers of local health departments…
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State wraps up probe of reporter’s discovery of database glitch
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has completed an investigation of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that began…
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City ward reduction will take effect as planned, Jones assures
ST. LOUIS – The voter-approved plan to cut the number of city wards to 14 from 28 will soon take…
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Redistricting efforts hit snags in state legislature
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — A House panel agreed Thursday on two tentative plans for redrawing Missouri’s state legislative districts, while…
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Schools could be required to filter drinking fountains for lead
Thousands of Missouri school buildings are probably not testing their water for lead. A Missouri House bill would require them…
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Students get three extra months to repay federal education loans
President Joe Biden will continue a pandemic-spurred pause on student loan repayments until May 1, he said Wednesday. Loan repayments…
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Judge denies effort by local health agencies to intervene, appeal Missouri COVID ruling
A Cole County judge denied on Wednesday the efforts by local health departments and the state’s two largest counties to…
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More than 120 K-12 education bills already filed for 2022 Missouri legislative session
During the past year, concerns about COVID policies, critical race theory and controversial books have highlighted tension in public education.…
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Missouri redistricting panels pushing up against deadline
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The commissions in charge of redrawing Missouri’s state House and Senate districts based on new census…
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Midwest lags in national clean energy policy ranking
Nationwide, cities are largely not on track to meet their own greenhouse gas reduction goals and/or they don’t collect data…
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State lawmaker’s anti-abortion bill mirrors new Texas law
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — A Republican state representative has introduced legislation that would ban nearly all abortions in Missouri, mirroring…
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Scholarships, guns, teaching about racism: Missouri higher education bills to watch
Expanding state financial aid programs, banning COVID-19 vaccine requirements on campus, and restricting lessons about racism and sexism are just…
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Sinquefield drops $250K into GOP primary for Missouri auditor
Republican Scott Fitzpatrick’s campaign for Missouri auditor got a big boost Thursday, with megadonor Rex Sinquefield cutting a $250,000 check…
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Missouri treasurer joins crackdown on schools with mask mandates
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s treasurer will no longer help schools refinance bond debt unless superintendents promise not to enforce…
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Next child tax credit payments dependent on U.S. Senate negotiations
Families received on Wednesday what might be the final monthly check from the expanded child tax credit program. The expanded child…
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Missouri revenue to hit record $11.4B, estimate from Parson shows
Missouri revenue collections will record another $1 billion surplus this year and a growing economy will produce record receipts in the coming…
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Ameren to shutter Rush Island coal plant by 2024 following Clean Air Act violation
Ameren will shutter a Jefferson County coal plant found in violation of federal clean air laws rather than install what…
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Bipartisan commission moving toward plan for new Missouri House districts
A bipartisan commission drawing a map for 163 Missouri House districts that will be used in the coming decade is “more than…
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Social Services, local agencies at odds over use of Missouri crime victims’ funding
While lawmakers are considering whether to approve big building projects for college campuses and awaiting more of Gov. Mike Parson’s plans for using an…
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Missouri’s largest counties seek to appeal ruling overturning local health orders
St. Louis and Jackson counties requested Monday that they be permitted to intervene and appeal a recent court ruling that…
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Aldermen rebuke choice of Homer G. Phillips name for new medical facility
CITY HALL – The Board of Aldermen has taken a stand against the potential use of the name of the…
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Judge sets March trial date for Greitens investigator Tisaby
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge has set a March trial date for William Tisaby, the private investigator who led…
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Long call wait times balk Missourians of federal food assistance
Just as the school year — and with it, free school lunches — was ending last spring, Erin Bay learned…
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County ends mask rule; school districts resist pressure from attorney general
St. Louis County abandoned on Thursday its effort to maintain a mask mandate as Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s crusade to…
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