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Pay for Trump and Congress continues in shutdown, unless they ask it be held

1 year ago
WASHINGTON — Some members of Congress are asking for their salaries to be withheld during the government shutdown, while federal workers on Friday missed their first full paycheck since many operations closed on Oct. 1. With no movement toward a deal to end the shutdown, the House remained on a prolonged break from Capitol Hill, […]
Jennifer Shutt

Federal shutdown fight in intensifies as food aid nears end, union calls for stopgap

1 year ago
WASHINGTON — The stakes of the ongoing government shutdown rose Monday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture doubled down on its position that food benefits for November could not be paid and a union for federal workers implored lawmakers to pass a stopgap measure. As the government shutdown entered day 27, President Donald Trump’s administration […]
Ariana Figueroa, Jennifer Shutt

Creepy Collections

1 year ago
With spooky season upon us and autumnal festivities under way, we’re exploring some kooky, creepy, and weird objects in the Missouri Historical Society Collections that are sure to spark your curiosity. Glass Lachrymatory Bottle What looks like an ornate perfume bottle is believed to be a lachrymatory bottle, or tear catcher. The practice of using …
Marisa Tesoro

Missouri judge upholds ballot summary of amendment targeting private school vouchers

1 year ago
A ballot summary describing a proposed amendment to Missouri’s Constitution as “limiting parental choice in education” is sufficient, a Cole County judge ruled last week. Secretary of State Denny Hoskins must only correct a drafting error for his description of the initiative petition to be “concise, neutral and sufficient,” Judge Cotton Walker wrote. The lawsuit, […]
Annelise Hanshaw

Congressional Dems, Alaska’s Murkowski tell high court to nix emergency tariffs

1 year ago
WASHINGTON — More than 200 Democratic lawmakers and one Republican are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down President Donald Trump’s sweeping global emergency tariffs. The 207 members of the U.S. House and Senate argued in an amicus brief late Friday that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, does not authorize the president […]
Ashley Murray

THC beverage boom faces Missouri crackdown amid regulatory concerns, safety risks

1 year ago
A recent economic study on THC beverages found the industry has the potential to reach between $9.9 billion and $14.9 billion in national sales.  In Missouri — where the product faces attacks from law enforcement, state legislators and local governments who say it’s part of a public health crisis — that potential is $75.4 million […]
Rebecca Rivas

Missouri should empower patients with choice in glucose monitors

1 year ago
Missouri is currently facing a diabetes crisis. Over 598,000 adults — about 10.6% of our state’s population — live with diabetes, and the numbers keep increasing. Each year, more than 31,000 Missourians receive a new diagnosis, adding to the already heavy burden on our health care system. Diabetes impacts communities unevenly. Rural residents, low-income families […]
Douglas Dunsavage