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Judge considers first lawsuit to overturn Missouri's near-total abortion ban

1 year ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Abortion-rights advocates on Wednesday asked a judge to overturn Missouri’s near-total ban on the procedure, less than a month after voters backed an abortion-rights constitutional amendment. Jackson County Circuit Judge Jerri Zhang did not immediately rule after the hearing. Planned Parenthood and other plaintiffs had asked her to issue a [...]
SUMMER BALLENTINE and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, Associated Press

Saving an injured owl in Des Peres

1 year ago
The Department of Public Safety in Des Peres is on call 24 hours a day to help residents in need. But Tuesday night, first responders were called to assist a feathered member of the community after a wounded barred owl was found struggling on the side of the road right outside the Des Peres Department building.
Haley Fitzpatrick

The Supreme Court’s naked partisanship continues today

1 year ago
Tennessee passed a law last year that bans trans kids from receiving medical treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy if those treatments are prescribed to help them transition. Today the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on whether the law is constitutional. Ian Millhiser explains that the legal question at issue is whether the ...continue reading "The Supreme Court’s naked partisanship continues today"
Kevin Drum

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

1 year 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

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

1 year 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.” The […]
Jason Hancock