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Missouri Supreme Court rejects AG’s push to inflate cost of abortion-rights amendment

2 years 3 months ago
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s efforts to inflate the cost of an abortion-rights initiative petition were unanimously rejected by the state Supreme Court Thursday, just two days after judges heard arguments in the case. The quick verdict, which was written by Judge Paul Wilson, was scathing in its opinion of Bailey’s refusal to sign off on the work of Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick, concluding that nothing in state law “gives the attorney general authority to question the auditor’s…
Jason Hancock

North St. Louis hospital cuts some urgent care services

2 years 3 months ago
The removal of trauma services at DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton, as reported by the Post-Dispatch, will result in the area lacking a dedicated facility to address urgent, severe injuries like those caused by gunshots, stabbings, or car crashes.
Ty Hawkins

Gabe Gore touts his first 6 weeks as St. Louis prosecutor after taking over for Kim Gardner

2 years 3 months ago
When Gov. Mike Parson announced his appointment of Gabe Gore as St. Louis circuit attorney, he declared that “crime anywhere affects Missourians everywhere, and for too long, dysfunction has plagued the circuit attorney’s office.” Now six weeks into the job, Gore says the office has taken steps that will make St. Louis safer and that he wants the prosecutor’s office to be seen as among “the best in the country.” Gore, sworn in May 30, took over an office from Kim Gardner, who resigned…
Debra Chandler Landis

Fentanyl epidemic is getting worse in Missouri with record numbers of overdoses

2 years 3 months ago

The fentanyl epidemic is getting worse in Missouri, with record numbers of overdoses in the last four years and 2023 on course to be another record year. Data points to a nearly 75% increase in overdoses in Missouri since 2019, and last year was the second consecutive year that fentanyl accounted for over two-thirds of […]

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Clayton Vickers

Ethics rules for Supreme Court justices approved on party-line vote by U.S. Senate panel

2 years 3 months ago

WASHINGTON — The Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Thursday approved a proposal to impose a code of ethics for the U.S. Supreme Court, amid revelations that justices failed to disclose luxury travel and real estate deals, as well as directing staff to promote book sales. The panel split along party lines, in an 11-10 vote, […]

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Ashley Murray

Federal aviation bill passed by U.S. House, with boost for smaller airports

2 years 3 months ago

The U.S. House overwhelmingly passed a bill Thursday that would reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration for five years, including a big increase in subsidies for airlines providing flights to smaller markets. The chamber voted 351-67 to approve the bill, which would authorize $104 billion for the agency through 2028, increase authorized spending levels for rural aviation programs and […]

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Jacob Fischler

National abortion ban eyed as group marks ‘Siege of Atlanta’ protests 35 years ago

2 years 3 months ago

Members of a national anti-abortion religious organization called Operation Save America are in Atlanta this week to protest at a local abortion clinic and to discuss new strategies for achieving a national prohibition on abortion at any stage of pregnancy. Operation Save America began as Operation Rescue in 1986 and became more well known in […]

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Kelcie Moseley-Morris