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Judge could allow Planned Parenthood to begin performing abortions Friday in Missouri

4 months 2 weeks ago
Missouri’s trigger law banning nearly all abortions remains in place. But at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Amendment 3 will go into effect. The constitutional amendment, which received 51.6% of the nearly 3 million votes cast, prohibits the legislature from regulating abortion prior to the point of fetal viability — generally seen as the point at which a fetus can likely survive outside the womb without extraordinary measures. Planned Parenthood officials said they have providers and staff prepared to…
Anna Spoerre

Donald Trump picks Missouri’s Billy Long to lead the IRS

4 months 3 weeks ago
Former Missouri Congressman Billy Long was tapped on Wednesday evening by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Internal Revenue Service. Trump called Long — who served six terms representing a Southwest Missouri district — a “consummate people person,” adding “taxpayers and the wonderful employees of the IRS will love having Billy at the helm.” Long was one of the first elected officials to jump on the “Trump train,” a phrase he claims to have coined. When most considered Trump’s…
Jason Hancock

Conservative justices lean toward allowing Tennessee’s ban on gender affirming care

4 months 3 weeks ago
A conservative U.S. Supreme Court appeared ready to side with Tennessee Wednesday in upholding the state’s ban on gender affirming care for children, a case likely to set legal precedent on equal protection for transgender minors. A decision from the court isn’t expected until June 2025, but Republican-appointed justices such as Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh tipped their hands on how they would rule during three hours of oral arguments in Washington, D.C. They were countered…
Sam Stockard

Multistate E. coli outbreak originated from farm, law firms say

4 months 3 weeks ago
Two St. Louis-area law firms said Wednesday they have uncovered the source of a massive E. coli outbreak. Taylor Farms California, located in Salinas, California, was allegedly the source of the outbreak, according to amended lawsuits filed Wednesday by Simon Law Firm and Lange Law Firm. The outbreak has sickened 115 people in Missouri, including 13 hospitalizations, the St. Louis County Department of Public Health said. "This makes the Lange Law Firm and Simon Law the first-to-file against the…
Hunter Bassler

Kendrick Lamar, SZA's 'Grand National Tour' is coming to St. Louis

4 months 3 weeks ago
Grammy-winning R&B singer and St. Louis native SZA is teaming up with Grammy and Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar for a highly anticipated 19-stadium tour that includes a stop in her hometown. The "Grand National Tour" will make a stop at St. Louis' Dome at America's Center on Wednesday, June 4. This tour marks a milestone in both artists' careers, with Lamar fresh off the surprise release of his album "GNX" on Nov. 22. The album, already generating buzz, features two tracks with SZA:…
Jennifer Somers