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States Need To Mimic Colorado Law Now That HHS Is A Dumpster Fire

4 days 14 hours ago
At the beginning of this year, the Colorado state legislature introduced HB25-1097, a state law that updated the state’s disease control statutes. Eventually signed into law by the Governor in April, the bill does a whole bunch of things related to public health: repealed the state’s epidemic response committee, set a schedule for reviewing the […]
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Rural hospitals, SNAP cuts, Medicaid: Democrats force tough votes on GOP megabill

4 days 16 hours ago
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans were closing in Monday on passing their version of the “big beautiful” tax break and spending cut bill that President Donald Trump wants to make law by a self-imposed July Fourth deadline. But the chamber’s Democrats first kicked off a marathon of amendment votes, forcing their GOP colleagues to go on […]
Ashley Murray, Jennifer Shutt

Alton Police Announce Weapons Charges From Judson Avenue Incident

4 days 16 hours ago
ALTON — On Monday, June 30, 2025, Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine’s office filed the following charges against Shaquille R. Kirkendoll relating to this investigation. • Count I: Possession of Firearm by a Repeat Offender (Class X) • Count II: Felon in Possession of a Weapon (Class 2) • Count III: Felon in Possession of a Weapon (Class 2) An arrest warrant was issued and Kirkendoll was ordered to be held at the Madison County Jail. Kirkendoll was charged Monday with multiple weapons offenses following his arrest in connection with a vehicle burglary and subsequent police pursuit in Alton last week, Madison County State’s Attorney Haine announced. The investigation began in the early hours of Thursday, June 26, when Alton Police Department officers responded to a report of a vehicle burglary at the Hampton Inn, 1904 Homer Adams Parkway. Officers observed a male matching the suspect’s description fleeing on foot toward the Kohl’s

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2 teens, man taken into custody as SLMPD seize guns

4 days 18 hours ago
ST. LOUIS - Two teens, including a 36-year-old, were taken into custody following an on-foot police pursuit over the weekend after officials say they were carrying guns in the Fox Park neighborhood. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), District 3 officers were alerted to individuals with ski masks and man bags in [...]
Daesha Gear

Missouri governor hits earmarks with veto pen as he signs state budget 

4 days 18 hours ago
Gov. Mike Kehoe made his first round of budget vetoes hurt Missouri lawmakers where it matters most, in the earmarked state funds they added to spending plans this year. Kehoe on Monday signed the package of 13 spending bills passed by lawmakers this year, but not before vetoing $300 million in general revenue items and […]
Rudi Keller