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Ban on use of food stamps for candy, soda debated by Missouri lawmakers

5 months 3 weeks ago
Low-income Missourians who receive food assistance would be prohibited from buying soda and candy with their benefits under a bill debated Tuesday. The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Jamie Gragg, a Republican from Ozark, would restrict food purchases under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, previously called food stamps, if approved by the federal government. The bill would “get us back to where the original program was meant to go,” Gragg argued in Tuesday afternoon during a hearing…
Clara Bates

Missouri Legislative Black Caucus criticizes anti-diversity push by Republicans

5 months 3 weeks ago
Members of the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus criticized the state budget and Gov. Mike Kehoe’s executive order to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs in a news conference Tuesday. State Rep. Michael Johnson, a Kansas City Democrat and the caucus chair, focused his comments on Kehoe’s elimination of DEI efforts. The caucus had released a […]
Hannah Taylor

Missouri’s ‘born alive’ legislation is not what you think. It’s worse

5 months 3 weeks ago
Missouri legislators are once again pushing what they refer to as “Born Alive Survivors Act,” a bill that feeds off myths and miseducation about abortion in order to punish people navigating a tragic fetal diagnosis. It targets a specific circumstance in a pregnancy involving the diagnosis of a fetus as “incompatible with life” — three […]
Bonyen Lee-Gilmore

Strong winds, snow showers Wednesday as major storm exits St. Louis

5 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - As our large storm system pulls away to the east Wednesday morning, two big things will happen. First, colder air will arrive on gusty northwest winds. Second, light rain will mix with then change over to snow. While some minor snow accumulations are expected in mid-Missouri Wednesday, the St. Louis area will [...]