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Second federal judge orders reversal of some Trump workforce cuts

6 months ago
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 restrainingĀ order mandating nearly 20 federal departments and agencies to […]
Ashley Murray

Democrats launch national town hall series targeting competitive GOP-held districts

6 months ago
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 […]
Jacob Fischler

Ameren Missouri makes long-term plans to build new nuclear power plant

6 months ago
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 […]
Jana Rose Schleis

Lawmakers vote down a second bill to regulate intoxicating hemp products in Missouri

6 months ago
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.Ā  The 5-7 vote in the House General Laws committee came after Republican […]
Rebecca Rivas

Missouri Republicans take victory lap as legislative session heads into its home stretch

6 months ago
To say the GOP legislative supermajority in Missouri is functioning again would be an understatement.Ā  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 […]
Jason Hancock

Democratic attorneys general sue Trump over U.S. Education Department layoffs

6 months ago
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 ā€œreduction in force,ā€ or RIF, action and President Donald Trump’s […]
Shauneen Miranda

Judge orders rehiring of thousands of fired probationary federal employees

6 months ago
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 […]
Ashley Murray

Bill banning state from seizing foster kids’ benefits clears Missouri Senate

6 months ago
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.Ā  The bill, which was expanded to include numerous other foster care proposals, now goes back to the House, where it passed earlier this year.Ā  The House can send […]
Clara Bates

Shutdown looms as ā€˜unified’ U.S. Senate Dems oppose GOP’s stopgap spending bill

6 months ago
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. ā€œFunding 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,ā€ Schumer […]
Jennifer Shutt

U.S.-made beer, bourbon, motorcycles and more on tariff list in Trump trade war with EU

6 months ago
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 […]
Ashley Murray

Republicans in US Senate form group to study restructuring the CDC

6 months ago
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 […]
Jennifer Shutt

Open enrollment bill clears Missouri House for fifth year in a row

6 months ago
Legislation that would allow students to enroll in neighboring school districts won approval from the Missouri House on Wednesday.Ā  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 […]
Annelise Hanshaw

Missouri House approves $1.3 billion tax cut plan

6 months ago
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.Ā  A key provision in the bill is a gradual reduction in the state income tax from […]
Jason Hancock