News reporting put a spotlight on the problems at Choate, officials said, and it’s time to improve conditions for residents with developmental disabilities and mental illnesses.
MOLLY PARKER Lee Enterprises Midwest and BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois
The Missouri House on Tuesday gave initial approval to an open enrollment plan that would allow students to attend class in districts where they don’t reside.
By Blythe Bernhard, Josh Renaud and Jack Suntrup St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The tallies on absentee ballots largely appear to favor incumbent aldermen, including some moderates targeted for removal by progressive Democratic leaders.
A 40-year-old man set to face trial this week instead pleaded guilty to killing two people and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Prosecutors had already been sanctioned twice for evidence violations in the case.
U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, has locked horns with fellow GOP congressman Matt Gaetz, a Florida man and one of Donald Trump’s most strident supporters.