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US House members scrutinize ‘big, beautiful’ law’s loan limits for nursing degrees

12 hours 26 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon took heat Thursday over forthcoming changes to the federal student loan system that will impose new borrowing limits for professional and graduate students.   Lawmakers took specific aim at stricter loan caps set to be established for students pursuing advanced programs that do not fall under the department’s “professional” classification, such […]
Shauneen Miranda

Wak’a Garden

12 hours 26 minutes ago

Begin Again: Wak'a Garden is the second installment in Laumeier’s Begin Again series, honoring the Park’s 50-year history of collaborating with artists and supporting new commissions and exhibitions. The organic, amphitheater-shaped sculpture, built […]

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Myranda Levins

Missouri senators vote to remove private school voucher program from treasurer’s office 

13 hours 30 minutes ago
The Missouri Senate on Thursday voted to strip oversight of the state’s  private school voucher program from State Treasurer Vivek Malek, moving it to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The change was included in a wide-ranging education bill that also expands eligibility for MOScholars, the state’s tax-credit-funded voucher program.  The plan still needs […]
Annelise Hanshaw

Missouri clerks say they still can’t update voter rolls for gerrymandered map

13 hours 36 minutes ago
Missouri election officials can’t revise voter rolls to reflect the state’s gerrymandered congressional map because Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ office has not opened the statewide voter registration system to accept the changes, the president of Missouri’s county clerks association said Thursday. Miller County Clerk Clinton Jenkins, a Republican who serves as president of the […]
Rudi Keller

Friday, May 15 - Are we ready for another?

13 hours 38 minutes ago
Black homeowners are considering their paths forward after the May 16 tornado, and for many, those plans don't include another home. STLPR looks into how that could impact generations to come. Plus, we look into what the City needs to do to prepare for another storm.

Morning rain, storms Friday and Saturday as warmer air returns

14 hours 2 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS - Rain and storms are already impacting communities north of I-70 Friday morning. This energy is expected to drop southeastward along and east of the Mississippi River. The best chance of early morning rain will be along and north of I-70 but some scattered showers could linger through the morning and impact towns [...]
Angela Hutti