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Though many legislative sessions have concluded for the year, states could soon see more changes to reproductive health care access with new federal legislation that might lead to clinic closures, as well as pending health policies on abortion pills. Reduced access to abortion and reproductive health care are expected following the reconciliation budget bill President Donald […]

Disaster Recovery Centers in St. Louis City and County are now open extended hours for residents affected by the May 16 tornado to apply for FEMA assistance until August 11.

New members of the Missouri State Board of Education discovered their powers to direct schools are more limited than they expected during a retreat last week. The board spent two days talking about the powers it has — and those it does not — to impact a public education system they’d like to tweak. “People […]

Austen Mary Fields has a cancer that strikes fewer than 1 in 3 million people. Her family has gone to clinics in Mexico for help. They're waiting for results.

With the Trump administration openly destroying whatever is left of U.S. federal corporate oversight, regulatory independence, and consumer protection standards, Verizon sees an opportunity. It’s asking the Trump FCC to roll back longstanding phone unlocking requirements, something consumer groups say will drag America back to the dark ages of cell phone enshittification. Longtime Techdirt readers probably […]

Patients fear the clinic’s closure will end their access to the latest research, clinical trials for new treatments, and specialists with expertise in treating Long COVID symptoms.

Missouri is on track to launch legal sports betting by December 1, and the Missouri Gaming Commission is accepting online feedback on sports betting regulations until July 16.

Columnist Bill McClellan writes: Aren’t you being a touch greedy, old people?

Too many people who qualify for food stamps in Missouri can't get them. The problem could get worse soon.

Drink makers say they're targeting customers who don't want the calories, health effects or potential hangovers from drinking alcohol — but still want something special to drink socially.

Two people were killed in a single-vehicle crash on Illinois Route 3 in Cahokia Heights late Sunday night, with the Illinois State Police investigating the cause of the crash and whether it was related to a police chase.

When St. Louis Alderman Shane Cohn filed legislation last year to regulate intoxicating hemp products, he didn’t hear much about it from local residents or leaders of the fast-growing industry.  “I did not get one call, email, etc., when I introduced this last session,” Cohn said, a Democrat who represents a southern portion of St. […]