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Missouri’s Republican legislators do a whole lot of grandstanding about being “pro-life,” but consistently refuse to put our money where their mouth is.  A budget is a statement of values. And our budget and two bills passed by the House say Missouri does not value having healthy and fed children.  One in seven Missouri children […]

WASHINGTON — Dozens gathered Friday outside the U.S. Department of Education to protest the ousting of more than 1,300 employees and President Donald Trump’s plans to dismantle the agency. As the fate of the 45-year-old department hangs in the balance following the cuts this week, demonstrators held signs at a rally outside of the Education Department […]

WASHINGTON — A second federal judge ordered late Thursday that President Donald Trump’s administration reinstate probationary federal workers who were fired as part of the president’s and billionaire adviser Elon Musk’s government downsizing agenda. District Judge James Bredar for the District of Maryland issued a temporary restraining order mandating nearly 20 federal departments and agencies to […]

The Democratic National Committee and other campaign groups will roll out events in Republican-held U.S. House districts beginning Friday, aiming to focus attention on GOP incumbents advised to skip town halls amid blowback over President Donald Trump’s moves in his first months back in office. The DNC, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Association of State […]

The demand for electricity is rising and as Missouri utilities plan for more power, consumer advocates worry about the cost — especially as nuclear power may be a larger part of the state’s energy future. Ameren Missouri — the electricity provider for most of mid-Missouri — operates the state’s only nuclear power plant in Callaway […]

A second proposal backed by Missouri’s hemp industry to regulate products like hemp-THC seltzers and edibles was defeated in a House committee Thursday morning, after the hemp-beverage distributor who helped draft the bill emailed committee members that morning asking them to kill it.  The 5-7 vote in the House General Laws committee came after Republican […]

To say the GOP legislative supermajority in Missouri is functioning again would be an understatement.  After years of Republican infighting left the General Assembly mired in gridlock and setting new records for futility, a unified party entered the 2025 legislation session determined to move past the dysfunction. On Thursday, as the session approached its midpoint […]

The Missouri House on Thursday voted to repeal a utility consumer protection law passed by voters almost 50 years ago. The bill that originated in the state Senate drew bipartisan support and opposition on the 96-44 vote, with 20 Democrats joining 76 Republicans to support it and 23 Republicans lining up with 21 Democrats to […]

WASHINGTON — A group of 21 Democratic attorneys general sued the Trump administration Thursday over the U.S. Education Department’s efforts this week to cut more than 1,300 employees. The complaint asks the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts to block the department from implementing the “reduction in force,” or RIF, action and President Donald Trump’s […]

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in California ordered the Trump administration to immediately reinstate thousands of jobs for probationary federal workers fired as part of billionaire Elon Musk’s campaign to slash the federal workforce. Judge William Alsup ruled Thursday morning that tens of thousands of workers must be rehired across numerous federal agencies, including the departments […]

Missouri’s social services agency would be prohibited from seizing Social Security benefits from foster kids under a bill that won unanimous support in the Missouri Senate Thursday.  The bill, which was expanded to include numerous other foster care proposals, now goes back to the House, where it passed earlier this year.  The House can send […]

Missouri’s Department of Social Services announced Thursday that it is appointing Sara Smith as the next director of Children’s Division, effective immediately. 

Staffing at Missouri nursing homes ranks among the worst in the nation, with the latest federal data showing the state falls second-to-last for time spent caring for residents.

WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer appeared to announce Wednesday that a partial government shutdown will begin on Friday at midnight, when a stopgap spending law expires. “Funding the government should be a bipartisan effort, but Republicans chose a partisan path drafting their continuing resolution without any input, any input, from congressional Democrats,” Schumer […]

Bayer within a week will lift the veil of secrecy on some documents detailing its campaign to influence public opinion regarding the safety of its herbicide Roundup, attorneys said Wednesday. In a hearing in Jefferson City before Clifford Cornell, a special master assigned to deal with pre-trial disputes, Bayer attorney Anthony Martinez said records delivered […]

WASHINGTON — The European Union released a lengthy list Wednesday of U.S. goods, from Kentucky bourbon to household appliances, slated for retaliatory tariffs in response to President Donald Trump’s taxes on steel and aluminum imports that went into effect overnight. The 27-nation bloc announced late Tuesday it plans to impose the countermeasures starting April 1 […]

WASHINGTON — Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy launched a working group on Wednesday that will look at ways to overhaul the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cassidy, chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, or HELP, Committee, wrote in the announcement that the group of seven Republicans would draft legislation at some point […]

Legislation that would allow students to enroll in neighboring school districts won approval from the Missouri House on Wednesday.  The 88-69 vote saw 22 Republicans join with all but three Democrats in opposition. It now heads to the Missouri Senate. The bill’s sponsor, Republican state Rep. Brad Pollitt of Sedalia, has filed the legislation for […]

Wide-ranging legislation that would lower tax rates for individuals and businesses passed the Missouri House on Wednesday. The 100 to 53 vote saw three Republicans joining with the Democrats in opposition. It now heads to the Senate for consideration.  A key provision in the bill is a gradual reduction in the state income tax from […]

Missouri’s voter-approved paid sick leave and minimum wage increase law is coming under attack through litigation in the state Supreme Court, as well as legislation advancing through the statehouse.