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A plan to add Medicaid work requirements to the state Constitution was debated by a Missouri House committee this week, with Republican lawmakers hoping to put the issue before voters later this year. The proposed ballot measure, if approved by a majority of Missouri voters, would make it more difficult for the state to reverse […]

On January 16, 1920, the United States began enforcing Prohibition, a nationwide ban on the manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks. The change came from the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act, and supporters hoped it would reduce crime, improve public health, and strengthen families. Instead, the policy quickly reshaped daily life in unexpected ways. It encouraged illegal markets, boosted organized crime in many cities, and strained trust between citizens and law enforcement. Even after Prohibition

Last May we noted how Verizon was lobbying the Trump administration to eliminate rules making it easier to switch mobile providers (and bring your phone with you). And as usual with the pay-to-play Trump administration, the Trump FCC is tripping over itself to give Verizon what it wants. The Trump FCC says it is eliminating […]

The MICA Project's Advocacy Director explains how community members can help respond to ICE activities in the metro area.

Friday morning starts mostly cloudy with temperatures around 19 degrees. By afternoon, expect a high near 44 degrees with breezy west winds gusting up to 29 mph and a chance for a light snow shower—up to a coating in total. Evening brings continued breezy conditions with a couple of snow showers and temperatures dropping into the lower 30s. Overnight lows reach 19 degrees, with lingering flurries and gusty winds continuing around 24 mph. Saturday remains cloudy and very cold, with high temperatures

Aisha Sultan writes: Missouri’s trapped in a persistent, downward cycle of not investing in public education and losing its brightest and talented young adults because better opportunities lure them elsewhere.

More Missouri public school students could receive gifted education under two proposals debated by the House Education Committee Thursday. State Rep. Brenda Shields, a Republican from St. Joseph, is sponsoring a bill that would require schools to screen all students to determine if they qualify as gifted before they reach third grade. She estimates that […]

Demonstrations against ICE and US military actions in Venezuela have spread throughout the St. Louis region.

This week the Missouri State Board of Education voted to lower St. Louis Public Schools’ accreditation status to “provisional.” On the same day, Governor Mike Kehoe signed an executive order requiring state education leaders to create a new way to evaluate school districts. Education reporter Hiba Ahmad breaks down a big week of education news.

Missouri cannabis regulators have changed their guidance on whether or not medical marijuana patients can purchase from licensed dispensaries as a regular consumer, following complaints over the last year that the state’s policy was an unconstitutional restriction. But the update ended up causing more confusion about what patients can or can’t do, cannabis advocates say.  […]

ST. LOUIS - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. weekend is here, but it will come with lingering frigid temperatures. Despite the cold, several events are scheduled, including one tied to the Mardi Gras season and another celebrating MLK Day. SLSO Community Concert - Let it Resound: The Legacy of Black Composers Friday, Jan. 16 at [...]

House Bill 2933, filed by Rep. Brad Christ on Tuesday, a south St. Louis County Republican, would allow districts to withdraw from Special School District.

Like other cases involving past police liability, city of St. Louis argues new local control bill shifts responsibility to the state.

ST. LOUIS - It's possible to see a few sprinkles or flurries through Friday morning, but impacts are not anticipated. It will be mostly cloudy and breezy, with temperatures rebounding to the mid 40s. Scattered snow showers will develop Friday afternoon and move southeast through the evening along with another cold front. These snow showers [...]

Two of Van Morrison’s iconic albums, 1968’s Astral Weeks and 1970’s Moondance, are the first releases of the new Acoustic Sounds 40th Anniversary Series, part of a partnership between Analogue…

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Headlines from the Jan. 16, 1926, front page include: Mayor insists on popular vote on franchise for new car company