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The election of Republican Scott Fitzpatrick as Missouri State Auditor on a campaign to investigate public school curricula reminded me of prior state auditors who expanded the role of the auditor’s office. Elected in 1974, Democrat George Lehr was the first auditor I covered who fundamentally expanded the scope of the auditor’s role. Prior auditors […]

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This story was originally published by Kaiser Health News. EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois — As a child, Mykael Ash enjoyed picking up seashells near the Mississippi Gulf Coast. His grandfather lives there, so trips to the beach were a regular part of life. “It’s peaceful energy,” Ash said. “Especially when you put that seashell to […]

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10 terms and phrases that defined our sweltering climate in 2022.

The state's insurance companies are struggling to survive an onslaught of hurricanes and litigation.

Missouri Senator Josh Hawley is proving that he has been paying close attention to the hustle of the greatest con artist of all time. That, of course, would be Donald Trump, the worst president in the nation’s history — but also its most accomplished fraudster. History will remember Trump’s diabolical genius in faux championing the cause of millions of working-class Americans he was bred to disdain as a New York City real estate scion.

In Mary McCartney’s new Abbey Road documentary, If These Walls Could Sing, her dad, Beatle Paul McCartney, quotes the title of the film in one of his interviews, making it appear as though he…

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The California representative has some ideas for how to broaden the appeal of progressive policy.

A new EU border tax on carbon could hurt low-income industrializing countries, but ‘green protectionism’ is here to stay.

Initial pilots are very promising, but more work needs to be done.

Here’s a brief history of the holiday and how it’s celebrated today.

On the latest episode of Politically Speaking, Sen. Denny Hoskins talks with St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Sarah Kellogg about an issue that’s bedeviled lawmakers over the past few years: Legalizing sports betting — and allowing for businesses to have video lottery terminals. Hoskins is a Republican from Warrensburg who was first elected to represent Missouri’s 21st Senatorial District in 2016. He was re-elected to his post in 2020.

Tim Rose of Wentzville, MO joined the Real Rock Army today

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“It's the year of Hakhel. It's a once in every-seven-year opportunity to focus more on coming together, on unity,” Rabbi Chaim Landa said.

The company said it expects to continue to grow its instructor count, as new curricula and new sites are introduced.

Mozeliak talks about everything from the Contreras decision, the current rotation outlook, Jordan Walker's future and how he deals with criticism.