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MO Healthnet Division Director Todd Richardson will step down from his position leading the state’s Medicaid program at the end of October, according to a spokesperson for the Missouri Department of Social Services. Richardson’s decision comes as his division prepares to implement a series of new directives from Congress on how states administer the federal […]

Legislators upset that a bill they oppose becomes law don’t have a right to sue over it, attorneys defending the special session measure that provides state support to professional sports stadiums said in court on Tuesday. “It’s not recognized in the state of Missouri that a legislator can come to the court simply because they […]

Second in a five-part series. When Margaret Crawford found out her reproductive health care provider was closing soon due to federal funding cuts, she scheduled an appointment for her annual exam.  But Crawford, a hairstylist with Medicaid insurance, got a call a few weeks later saying she would have to pay out of pocket, or […]

The Oregon Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to temporarily block President Donald Trump from federalizing and deploying Oregon National Guard troops to protect federal buildings in Portland. U.S. District Judge Michael Simon on Monday set a hearing for the temporary restraining order request for Friday at 10 a.m. Pacific Time. If granted, […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A transplant from Miami, Anallive Calle learned her way around Kansas City from behind the wheel of a big yellow school bus. The tablet near the dash provides turn-by-turn directions to every stop and checks each kid on and off the bus throughout her route. It’s helped her navigate the narrow […]

There are still 13 months to campaign before  Missouri residents will be called back to voting booths to decide the fate of abortion rights, exactly two years after voters legalized the procedure.  But this time, efforts both supporting and opposing the proposed constitutional amendment are getting a head start.  The 2026 ballot measure, which was […]

WASHINGTON — Democratic and Republican lawmakers remained far apart Monday with just over 24 hours until a federal government shutdown begins, after a White House meeting with President Donald Trump and congressional leaders meant to spur negotiations. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader […]

First in a five-part series. To some, the warning bells started sounding years ago. When a Republican supermajority in the Texas legislature gutted the state’s family planning budget in 2011 and then in 2015 kicked Planned Parenthood — the country’s largest reproductive health care provider — out of its Medicaid family planning program, reproductive health […]

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration began posting plans over the weekend that detail how hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be furloughed during a government shutdown, while others will keep working without being paid.  The updated guidance gives the clearest picture yet into how President Donald Trump and White House budget director Russ Vought […]

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has again petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court regarding birthright citizenship, this time on the merits of the administration’s effort to rewrite the constitutional right afforded to children born on U.S. soil.  In two cases brought to the high court, lower courts kept in place a preliminary injunction against President Donald […]

Vermont, New York, Washington, New Jersey and Maine have the best combination of relatively low environmental risks and robust environmental policies, according to a report released this week. West Virginia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Florida and Mississippi ranked lowest on the 50-state scorecard produced by the Commonwealth Fund, a foundation that advocates for health care improvements. Researchers […]

Gov. Mike Kehoe on Sunday signed the new Missouri congressional district map intended to bring Republicans another seat, and opponents responded with a new lawsuit challenging the plan. Lawmakers, acting at the insistence of President Donald Trump, finished a special session on Sept. 12 by passing a bill targeting the 5th District in Kansas City […]

PORTLAND, Ore. — President Donald Trump said Saturday morning he will send troops to Portland, attempting an unprecedented use of U.S. military forces within the country. In a brief post to his social media platform, Trump said he would have Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth order troops deployed to Oregon’s largest city. Trump did not specify […]

For those who think the Trump administration’s immigration policies are only targeting Latino communities, Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost would like to set you straight. Maxwell said Friday that thousands of Black people, who like him are of Black and Latino descent, are experiencing fear as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and state and local law […]

States are scrambling for the money to fill potholes, plow roads, maintain bridges and pay bus drivers as they confront inflation- and tariff-driven cost increases and declining gas tax revenues.  States also face uncertain federal funding as the Trump administration reduces the size of government and zeroes out some Biden-era transportation programs. As the Infrastructure […]

The last signature needed to force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to release files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will arrive in Washington this week, but most Republican members of the Missouri delegation are silent on how they will vote. On Tuesday, voters in Arizona elected Adelita Grijvala to […]

In a new attack on the bill that authorized state funding for professional sports stadiums, a group of taxing districts and property owners are challenging property tax caps authorized for 97 counties in Missouri. A lawsuit filed Friday in Cole County Circuit Court alleges state lawmakers unconstitutionally split residential property into different classes, choosing which […]

In the special session that ended Sept. 12, lawmakers approved measures that would block the ballot process that delivered medical marijuana, Medicaid expansion, reproductive care, and paid sick leave Over the past two decades, Missouri’s broadest health reforms have come from the ballot box, not the Capitol. When the General Assembly did not act, voters […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday reaffirmed its ruling from earlier this month that the Trump administration can withhold $4 billion in foreign aid, though the order notes the decision “should not be read as a final determination on the merits” of the case. White House budget director Russ Vought wrote on social […]

Former FBI Director James Comey proclaimed his innocence of federal obstruction charges and characterized the indictment against him as a consequence of “standing up to Donald Trump” in a video posted to social media, while current Director Kash Patel sought to allay concerns the prosecution was politically motivated. Meanwhile, Trump in remarks to reporters on […]