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Students in second through fifth grades can enter an accelerated program starting in the fall.

Walmart has all the money in the world, and then some. Casey White is a woman of many firmly held opinions. It was a fair fight.

“We cannot be sacrificed in the name of the green transition.”

The Personal Privacy Protection Act, enacted last year, has been cited as the reason for Missouri to shut off immediate public access to state contracts.

Nearly five years after voters amended the state Constitution to require the legislature to abide by transparency laws, the Missouri Senate is advancing a bill allowing lawmakers to withhold a wide swath of records from the public. 

A judge said the St. Louis circuit attorney has two weeks to respond to the allegations made against her by the Missouri attorney general. Judge John Torbitzky gave the 14-day deadline in a filing Monday. Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is the subject of a "petition of quo warranto" filed last Thursday by Attorney General Andrew Bailey. Bailey wants to remove Gardner from office. Gardner must file her plea, or response, to the petition and send a copy to Bailey's office. Gardner can remain in office…

Over 7,500 Missourians have had their marijuana criminal records expunged from public record after a constitutional amendment legalized recreational weed in Missouri.  Last fall, voters approved Amendment 3, which not only legalized recreational cannabis in Missouri but kick-started a process to expunge criminal records related to nonviolent marijuana offenses that otherwise would have been legal had Amendment 3 always been a part of Missouri’s constitution. 

Today on TAP: Consider two pending cases, on Biden’s student debt relief plan and the CFPB.

One of the key things that Elon Musk promised in taking over Twitter was about how he was going to be way more transparent. He’s mentioned it many times, specifically noting that transparency is how he would build “trust” in the company. So, anyway, about that… over a decade ago, the big internet companies set […]

The restaurant is the latest addition to the philanthropic dining concept, which includes multiple food trucks, a food truck park, and more.

The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office has filed charges in the shooting death of a 36-year-old.

A Missouri House committee on Monday debated a pair of bills seeking to fix issues with a donor privacy law that critics argue have undermined key activities of certain government agencies.  The bills — sponsored by Republican state Reps. Sean Pouche of Kansas City and Ben Baker of Neosho — seek to address concerns raised […]

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Currently listed for a whopping $29,999,995, a 40% reduction from its original ask of $50 million, a French-inspired mansion in Chicago easily claims the top spot for expensive real estate in Illinois (even out-doing Michael Jordan's estate which is still for sale).

A St. Louis private equity firm has made a "growth investment" in a Massachusetts-based clinical data management business that developed a cloud-based software platform to speed up and simplify clinical research.

The new store, announced last fall, will be the company's second under the Eatwell banner, offering local products and emphasizing natural and organic foods.

Her team released a statement sharing that she tied the knot in February to Cortney Merritts, a U.S. Army veteran, and a security professional. They dated before Bush decided to run for Congressional office, and Merritts is not employed by…

Leah Wilmsmeyer is Timberland's all-time leading scorer in program history. She's excelled in her senior year on the court and has beaten breast cancer off it.

Rep. Chris Sander and LGBTQ advocates have decried the committee’s censure resolution as homophobic and hateful.

A few weeks ago I reported that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wasn't through with Disney. After eliminating Disney World's special taxing district in an act of revenge, he now planned to reinstate the district but with a board appointed entirely by him. It seemed as if DeSantis was taking further revenge, but not everyone thought ...continue reading "Ron DeSantis reverses epic tax screwup in signing ceremony today"