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Hours-long waits reported at St. Louis-area driver's license offices

1 year 1 month ago
Just two days after Missouri closed driver's license offices across the state for a software upgrade, drivers across the St. Louis region are reporting hours long waits. The Missouri Department of Revenue contracted with Colorado-based software firm FAST Enterprises to update and integrate the state's motor vehicle and driver's licensing system. When the department announced the upgrade to the FAST system, they said it would modernize an antiquated system with easier to navigate e-services, mobile…
Holden Kurwicki

Republicans clinch 218 seats in U.S. House, scoring trifecta control in Washington

1 year 1 month ago
WASHINGTON — Republicans will hold on to their majority in the U.S. House and regain control of the Senate when Congress convenes in January, setting the party up to potentially make major policy changes during the next two years. The GOP hadn’t clinched the 218 House seats needed for a majority until late Wednesday, when […]
Jennifer Shutt

Ranked-choice voting faces cloudy future after election setbacks

1 year 1 month ago
Voters in several states, including Missouri, last week delivered a stinging rebuke to ranked-choice voting, clouding the future of an idea that had seen strong momentum in recent years. Ranked-choice voting, which allows voters to rank political candidates by preference, is used statewide in Alaska and Maine and in major U.S. localities such as New […]
Matt Vasilogambros

Thursday, November 14 - Finding a voice onstage after incarceration

1 year 1 month ago
For 25 years, Prison Performing Arts has given detainees in Missouri prisons the chance to act and star in theater productions. But what happens after they’re released? St. Louis Public Radio’s Chad Davis reports on how two alumni members are bringing their experiences to new works onstage in St. Louis.