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Missouri courts keep rewriting ballot language as fights over direct democracy intensify

1 day 22 hours ago
As Missouri secretary of state, Denny Hoskins is often responsible for reducing complicated ballot measures to a few sentences voters can understand. In his first year and a half in office, judges have repeatedly found those sentences unfair, insufficient or misleading. Courts have rejected or rewritten Hoskins’ descriptions five times on measures involving abortion, redistricting, […]
Jason Hancock

PortKC’s oversight failures are now Missouri lawmakers’ problem

1 day 22 hours ago
In June 2025, I wrote that PortKC, Kansas City’s ubiquitous subsidy-granting agency, was too powerful, too poorly run, and subject to too little oversight. Evidence from the past year has only strengthened that conclusion. If Kansas City’s leaders are unwilling to demand more, state legislators must. PortKC’s portfolio has grown far beyond its original mission. […]
Patrick Tuohey

Friday, June 12 - Culture goals

1 day 22 hours ago
Today, the region boasts one of the largest Bosnian communities in the world. And that community has had a lot to boast about recently, with the city hosting the Bosnia-Herzegovina national soccer team in the lead-up to the World Cup. Plus, how St. Louis is showing up this World Cup.

Temperatures drop Friday, storms return Saturday

1 day 22 hours ago
ST. LOUIS - Our cold front continues to move southeast Friday morning, taking the precipitation, cloud cover, and sweltering temperatures with it. We're expecting sunshine on Friday, with afternoon highs only in the low-to-mid 80s. It'll be quiet Friday evening into the overnight, but an area of showers and storms arrives before sunrise Saturday morning [...]
Haley Fitzpatrick

QFest

2 days 4 hours ago

Cinema St. Louis presents the 19th Annual QFest St. Louis Film Festival, an annual celebration of LGBTQ+ film and queer culture, which runs from June 12 to June 21! This […]

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Myranda Levins