WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden urged local and city governments on Monday to continue to use the $130 billion in funds allocated to them from the American Rescue Plan to …
A panel of Missouri judges tasked with redrawing 34 state Senate districts released a tentative plan Monday, part of a once-in-a-decade process that reconfigures political boundaries following the U.S. Census. …
Divya Goel, 35, of Orlando, Fla., is deaf and blind. She has had two telemedicine doctors’ appointments during the pandemic; each time, she was denied an interpreter. Her doctors told …
In 2020 the price of oil crashed, even falling to less than zero one day. Traders actually had to pay buyers to get them to take oil contracts off their …
Most of the enormous surplus accumulating in Missouri’s general revenue fund will be off-limits to members of the House Budget Committee when it prepares a fiscal year 2023 spending plan for floor …
DOGTOWN – All indicators are green for the return of St. Patrick’s Day festivities to the Dogtown neighborhood, after a lapse of two years. On Thursday, March 17 – the …
A cursory review of American history shows the central role God and religion played and continue to play in our politics. From the Revolutionary War to the formation and drafting of our …
Six years ago, Sal Valadez’s mother decided she wanted to take a U.S. citizenship test after living in the country for more than 60 years. “I said, ‘Mom, you’re 80 …
When Russell and Sharis Lewis want to unwind, they pack up their guns and drive from their home in Florissant to an indoor range called the SharpShooter on the city’s …
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats in Congress can agree on sleep, or more precisely, the inconvenience of losing or gaining an hour of it each year thanks to going on …
ST. LOUIS – Cora Faith Walker, a former Missouri state representative and then a top aide to St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, died Friday (March 11, 2022) at the …
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced updated COVID-19 guidelines that relaxed masking recommendations, some people no doubt sighed in relief and thought it was about time. People …
A bill meant to tie the hands of St. Louis-area officials who want to require building owners to install electric vehicle chargers cleared the Missouri House Thursday. If passed, it would prohibit …
Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit Thursday against Missouri’s Department of Social Services, alleging the agency unlawfully plans to restrict Medicaid payments to the provider. A March 4 notice sent to …
ST. LOUIS – MetroLink will be trying out single-car runs instead of the normal two-car trains, starting Monday, March 14. It’s an experiment to see if the move adds “flexibility” …
Abe Givins sank into a leather armchair at the Cola Private Lounge in St. Louis on Saturday afternoon, as his company hosted a panel of doctors speaking about medical marijuana. …
Its effort to deny Planned Parenthood a license to perform abortions in Missouri was unsuccessful, but the state health department argued Tuesday in court that it still shouldn’t have to …
A pair of education bills supported by school-choice advocates narrowly passed out of the Missouri House Wednesday, overcoming a diminished GOP majority that had threatened to doom their chances earlier …
Even before the pandemic hit, 98% of U.S. school districts said they didn’t have enough special education teachers to serve all the students who needed their help. During the pandemic, short-handed school …
A bill to legalize sports wagering is heading to the Missouri House floor for debate after a committee vote Tuesday. Three other bills legalizing sports wagering will have public hearings …