With most of the vote now counted, the big picture of the election has come into focus. If 2% of the electorate had switched their votes, Democrats would control the House of Representatives and Kamala Harris would be president. Democrats still would have lost control of the Senate, thanks to a horrible map, but by ...continue reading "Democrats lost the election by 2% of the vote"
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"
An effort by Lambert airport officials to sign a formal agreement with a peer-to-peer rental car service ran into opposition from officials who saw the agreement as unfair to traditional rental car companies.
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…
We’ve talked plenty about the ways that the DMCA process specifically is wide open for fraud and abuse. There are plenty of forms this sort of thing can take, of course, but one of the more troubling among them is the use of the DMCA process specifically to disappear critical commentary that a copyright holder […]
Santa’s Magical Kingdom is unlike any other place on earth, and this year, it’s bigger, brighter and merrier! More than four million shimmering lights, electrifying special effects and whimsical worlds […]
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 […]
Baker Mayfield is putting together one of his strongest NFL seasons yet with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but it was his attire that stole the spotlight at a routine midweek media session.
Sheriff-elect Alfred Montgomery notified the current sheriff's top brass Wednesday that they'll be out of a job when he takes over next month, the outgoing sheriff said.
Hankins Construction sued Jennings, a city in north St. Louis County, after Mayor Gary Johnson canceled the company's $11 million contract to build a city hall and community center.
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…
Embrace the holiday spirit with pizza and cocktails inspired by the greatest Christmas movie of all time! Hot Pizza Cold Beer, a spinoff concept from the masterminds behind Sugarfire Smoke […]
Miles of LED Christmas lights synchronized to rocking Christmas music – that’s what you’ll find at WonderLight’s Christmas at World Wide Technology Raceway. Open nightly from Nov. 15 to Jan. […]
Garden Glow at the Missouri Botanical Garden dazzles visitors with its exquisite light displays year after year. Come to celebrate the season with more than two million twinkling lights, beautiful […]
Legislation that aims to spur downtown office-to-residential conversion projects has been refiled by lawmakers ahead of the Missouri General Assembly’s 2025 session.
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