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Belief in false measles claims correlated with lower vaccination rates

11 months ago
WASHINGTON — Americans are increasingly unsure what to believe about measles as an outbreak spreads throughout the country, according to a survey released Wednesday by the nonpartisan health research organization KFF. The poll shows that nearly a quarter of those asked believe a commonly repeated false claim that getting a child vaccinated against measles could lead […]
Jennifer Shutt

Belief in false measles claims correlated with lower vaccination rates

11 months ago
WASHINGTON — Americans are increasingly unsure what to believe about measles as an outbreak spreads throughout the country, according to a survey released Wednesday by the nonpartisan health research organization KFF. The poll shows that nearly a quarter of those asked believe a commonly repeated false claim that getting a child vaccinated against measles could lead […]
Jennifer Shutt

Missouri governor’s school funding task force assembles slowly

11 months ago
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe vowed during his annual State of the State address in January to rewrite the foundation formula, the equation that determines how the state funds public schools. Almost three months later, he has yet to announce his selections for a task force charged with reviewing public school funding and recommending changes. The […]
Scout Hudson

FDA seeks to phase out 8 common food dyes

11 months ago
WASHINGTON — Trump administration health officials announced Tuesday they hope to eliminate eight petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the nation’s food supply before the end of next year, though they haven’t received guarantees or written agreement from food companies. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary detailed efforts to phase out the dyes during a press […]
Jennifer Shutt

FDA seeks to phase out 8 common food dyes

11 months ago
WASHINGTON — Trump administration health officials announced Tuesday they hope to eliminate eight petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the nation’s food supply before the end of next year, though they haven’t received guarantees or written agreement from food companies. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary detailed efforts to phase out the dyes during a press […]
Jennifer Shutt

Missouri lawmakers want to take away your power. Don’t let them

11 months ago
For more than 110 years, Missouri citizens have had the right to propose laws or constitutional amendments through the initiative petition process. It is used only when Missouri citizens feel that their elected officials aren’t listening and it has been used across the political spectrum. It’s a tradition and a process rooted in fairness: when […]
Marilyn McLeod

Transgender troops ban, nationwide freeze argued in U.S. appeals court

11 months ago
WASHINGTON — A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday grilled the Trump administration and the attorney for transgender service members who won a lower court order reversing President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender troops. One judge on the panel voiced serious concerns about the lack […]
Ashley Murray

Transgender troops ban, nationwide freeze argued in U.S. appeals court

11 months ago
WASHINGTON — A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday grilled the Trump administration and the attorney for transgender service members who won a lower court order reversing President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender troops. One judge on the panel voiced serious concerns about the lack […]
Ashley Murray

Federal appeals court clarification limits refugees allowed to settle in U.S.

11 months ago
Only refugees who were closest to arriving in the United States are covered by an order the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued last month partially blocking the Trump administration from suspending the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, the court clarified in a filing Monday. A three-judge panel wrote that its earlier order only pertains […]
Shauneen Miranda

Federal appeals court clarification limits refugees allowed to settle in U.S.

11 months ago
Only refugees who were closest to arriving in the United States are covered by an order the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued last month partially blocking the Trump administration from suspending the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, the court clarified in a filing Monday. A three-judge panel wrote that its earlier order only pertains […]
Shauneen Miranda

Missouri campaign watchdog is once again unable to function due to vacancies

11 months ago
Last fall, St. Louis attorney Brad Ketcher read the news that a Republican candidate for the Missouri Senate was using money from his church to help fund his campaign. As the chief of staff to former Democratic Gov. Mel Carnahan in the 1990s, Ketcher helped establish the Missouri Ethics Commission, a state agency that enforces […]
Rebecca Rivas

Missouri campaign watchdog is once again unable to function due to vacancies

11 months ago
Last fall, St. Louis attorney Brad Ketcher read the news that a Republican candidate for the Missouri Senate was using money from his church to help fund his campaign. As the chief of staff to former Democratic Gov. Mel Carnahan in the 1990s, Ketcher helped establish the Missouri Ethics Commission, a state agency that enforces […]
Rebecca Rivas

Missouri is sleepwalking into a half-billion dollar tax cut for the rich

11 months ago
Missouri lawmakers are debating a tax cut that will mostly benefit the wealthiest in the state, while relying on an unrealistic estimate of what it will cost. The bill would eliminate all state taxes on capital gains, or profits from selling investments such as corporate stock, real estate, antiques and artwork. No state with an […]
Carl Davis

U.S. Education Department to restart defaulted student loan collections

11 months ago
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education said Monday that it will resume collections May 5 for defaulted federal student loans. After pausing during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency has not collected on defaulted loans in over five years. More than 5 million borrowers sit in default on their federal student loans, and […]
Shauneen Miranda

U.S. Education Department to restart defaulted student loan collections

11 months ago
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education said Monday that it will resume collections May 5 for defaulted federal student loans. After pausing during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency has not collected on defaulted loans in over five years. More than 5 million borrowers sit in default on their federal student loans, and […]
Shauneen Miranda

Advocates urge restart of suspended refugee resettlement program

11 months ago
WASHINGTON — State and local leaders and advocates from across the country called on the Trump administration Monday to immediately restart the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, saying the program’s suspension has harmed communities. President Donald Trump signed an order suspending the program on his first day back in office and the administration withheld funds appropriated by […]
Shauneen Miranda