A Missouri Democratic leader wants to know why the state is investigating a hospital that treated a woman in an ad attacking Eric Schmitt.| Missouri Independent
Under Missouri’s trigger law, abortions will only be permitted in cases of a medical emergency, with no exceptions for rape or incest.| Missouri Independent
The turn – candidate performance and events since I assessed each starting hand — was a queen of hearts. What does this mean?| Missouri Independent
If each U.S. Senate primary candidate held a Texas Hold ‘Em hand, what would they be, and why? And how did the flop change the game?| Missouri Independent
Politics is like poker: weak hands get aggressive; strong hands play possum. What if every Missouri Senate hopeful was a Texas Hold 'Em hand?| Missouri Independent
Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Missouri filed a lawsuit Monday, hoping to stop the attorney general's emergency rule on transgender health care.| Missouri Independent
Missourians voted Tuesday night to protect abortion rights, raise the minimum wage and guarantee paid sick leave for workers.| Missouri Independent
WASHINGTON — Exactly two months out from the presidential election, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan plans to move ahead with the case accusing former President Donald Trump of subverting the 2020 presidential election results, telling Trump’s attorneys that she is “not concerned with the electoral schedule.” Chutkan released a timeline for the case late Thursday […]| Missouri Independent
A proposal to allow a new casino near the Lake of the Ozarks was the final initiative petition submitted for a possible slot on Missouri’s ballot.| Missouri Independent
The Osage Nation announced Friday it plans to build a $60 million hotel and casino at Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks.| Missouri Independent
U.S. median home prices hit a record high for the second month in a row as sales continued to fall, according to a report released this week, as potential buyers continue to lie in wait for lower mortgage rates. Existing home sales fell 5.4% in June and median home sales reached its highest level on […]| Missouri Independent
The top staff member of the Missouri House filed a lawsuit Friday accusing Speaker Dean Plocher and his chief of staff, Rod Jetton, of harassment and intimidation during battles over ethics charges and hiring decisions. House Chief Clerk Dana Miller’s lawsuit follows months allegations about misconduct by Plocher and a House Ethics Committee investigation that […]| Missouri Independent
Federal judges in Missouri and Kansas paused the Biden Administration's plan for student-loan forgiveness in separate rulings Monday.| Missouri Independent
Missouri Attorney General is once again challenging a federal plan to cut back on student debt, this time filing against the SAVE Plan.| Missouri Independent
Missouri Planned Parenthood clinics fundraised to continue seeing Medicaid patients despite not getting reimbursements. It's not a permanent fix.| Missouri Independent
U.S. Department of Agriculture data shows the average age of farmers across the nation continues to climb, reaching 58 in 2022.| Missouri Independent
Missouri lawmakers banned transgender athletes from competing according to gender identity in 2023, but policies have yet to be codified.| Missouri Independent
Gov. Mike Parson's ban aims to crack down on intoxicating hemp edibles that mimic candy, but hemp industry leaders say the ban goes too far.| Missouri Independent
The pay gap between corporate leaders and workers at low-wage companies narrowed a little between 2022 and 2023, but it’s still huge, according to a report that was released Thursday. In addition, those leaders invested far more heavily in a strategy that boosts their already-lavish pay than they did in employee retirement benefits. Nearly half […]| Missouri Independent
Secretary of State Jay Aschcroft will try again to salvage the ballot summary he wrote for abortion rights initiative petitions.| Missouri Independent
The Missouri Senate put its dysfunction on display one last time Friday when it adjourned minutes after reconvening, effectively killing efforts to send voters a ballot measure changing the majority needed to pass constitutional amendments. The decision to quit almost eight hours before the constitutional deadline shows how little tolerance Republican leadership had for remaining […]| Missouri Independent
A 50-hour Democratic filibuster forced the Senate’s divided GOP majority to finally yield Wednesday evening.| Missouri Independent
Missouri lawmakers are calling for emergency interim committees to investigate the state’s monthslong child care subsidy backlog.| Missouri Independent
Three major drugmakers are suing to block enforcement of a new Missouri law requiring them to give unlimited access to 340B drug pricing.| Missouri Independent
Missouri has seen one of the nation’s largest increases in calls to the national hotline that aids people facing mental health crises.| Missouri Independent
Critics of the GOP-backed bills argue they would allow the ‘marijuana monopoly’ to take over the market.| Missouri Independent
Gov. Mike Parson seemed to imply Jay Ashcroft's decision was inspired by his support for another candidate in the GOP gubernatorial primary.| Missouri Independent
Missouri’s social services agency officially launched a federal food program that could provide aid to over 400,000 kids in the state.| Missouri Independent
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson scrapped a plan to extend a program for victims of radiation exposure without expanding it.| Missouri Independent
Missouri's governor signed legislation banning minors from beginning gender-affirming care and limiting transgender athletes.| Missouri Independent
A Senate committee debated a bill that would make Planned Parenthood ineligible to receive reimbursements from Missouri's Medicaid program.| Missouri Independent
The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments over whether the state’s move to block Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funds was constitutional| Missouri Independent
With fewer than 12 hours to spare before the start of a new fiscal year, the Missouri House on Wednesday approved a bill extending medical provider taxes essential to balancing the budget, forestalling more than $700 million in cuts planned by Gov. Mike Parson. Divisions over how and whether to add provisions sought by anti-abortion […]| Missouri Independent
A coalition of Missouri professional sports franchises submitted more than 340,000 petition signatures to the secretary of state’s office Thursday morning to try to put the legalization of sports gambling on the November ballot. The teams, which established a committee called Winning for Missouri Education, have turned to the initiative petition process after years of […]| Missouri Independent
Anti-abortion organizers say the lesson learned from a series of defeats across the country is they have to engage their supporters sooner.| Missouri Independent
An initiative petition to raise the minimum wage and mandate paid sick leave in Missouri submits 200,000 signatures to the Secretary of State.| Missouri Independent
Three initiative campaigns would put measures to legalize abortion and sports wagering, and increase the minimum wage, on Missouri’s ballot.| Missouri Independent
Missourians for Constitutional Freedom is moving forward with an initiative petition to legalize abortion up until fetal viability.| Missouri Independent
Missouri Democrats are making an effort to challenge uncontested Republicans in hopes of shrinking the super majority.| Missouri Independent
Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher’s arguments to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit filed against him are an effort to “mislead this court."| Missouri Independent
The USDA plans to embark on a year-long study testing samples for bird flu from former dairy cattle moved into meat production.| Missouri Independent
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said there was 'nothing unethical' about his meeting with a Jackson County official amid a lawsuit.| Missouri Independent
Missouri’s Constitution has banned noncitizens from voting since 1924. And you must be a citizen in order to register to vote in Missouri.| Missouri Independent
A citizen-led initiative petition hoping to enshrine the right to abortion in the Missouri Constitution will appear on the November ballot.| Missouri Independent
Ballot language written by lawmakers for a proposal stating “only citizens" can vote and banning ranked-choice voting is fair, a judge ruled.| Missouri Independent
Missouri's hemp and marijuana industries are at odds over proposed legislation to regulator intoxicating hemp products.| Missouri Independent
Because hemp is legal, hemp-derived THC products avoid the intense scrutiny marijuana receives. And they're completely unregulated.| Missouri Independent
Companies awarded lucrative medical marijuana licenses by the state donated $56,000 to Mike Parson's PAC during an April fundraiser.| Missouri Independent
Anheuser-Busch heiress Trudy Busch Valentine won the Democratic nomination for Missouri's open U.S. Senate seat Tuesday.| Missouri Independent
Two hospitals denied an emergency abortion to a pregnant Missouri woman over worries that doing so would violate state restrictions.| Missouri Independent
What if the Republican primary for Missouri governor were a game of Texas Hold 'Em? A look at the top three GOP candidates.| Missouri Independent
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that two prominent universities’ consideration of race in acceptances violated the U.S. Constitution.| Missouri Independent
The ACLU of Missouri and Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit hoping to block the state's gender-affirming care ban for minors.| Missouri Independent
A legal battle over access to transgender minors' medical records continued in the St. Louis Circuit Court.| Missouri Independent
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's investigation of a pediatric transgender center also scrutinizes therapists and clinics statewide.| Missouri Independent
Missouri's attorney general can be deposed in a case over Jackson County's property assessment process for a possible ethics violation.| Missouri Independent
Jackson County officials said they would challenge an order to roll back property valuations after a lawsuit by Missouri's attorney general.| Missouri Independent
Leaders of the hemp industry say Missouri Gov. Mike Parson's order targeting THC-infused products is an overreach.| Missouri Independent
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey was granted dismissal of his case against Jackson County before he had to sit for a deposition.| Missouri Independent
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey asked to dismiss his case against Jackson County a day before his expected deposition.| Missouri Independent
A Missouri woman is suing the University of Kansas Health System, accusing the hospital of sex discrimination and of violating EMTALA.| Missouri Independent
Vice President Kamala Harris is the only candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, the Democratic National Committee said late Tuesday. Harris was the only person to reach the threshold of 300 delegates petitioning for her to become the party’s nominee after President Joe Biden dropped his bid for reelection, setting her up to officially become the […]| Missouri Independent
Federal health officials are encouraging farm workers who tend livestock and poultry to get vaccinated for seasonal influenza to help prevent a bird flu mutation that might spark a pandemic in people. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday it would devote up to $5 million to pay for the vaccinations, and […]| Missouri Independent
What's the best way to explain the GOP primary for Missouri governor? How about using a hand of Texas Hold 'Em.| Missouri Independent
Wealthy candidate Dave Wasinger has ties to $300,000 being spent through a PAC in the Missouri lieutenant governor's race.| Missouri Independent
Voter intimidation, an exodus of election workers fed up with harassment and continued misinformation and disinformation campaigns threaten the integrity of the November elections, officials with the government watchdog group Common Cause said Tuesday. This year will be the first presidential election since “the big lie,” Common Cause President Virginia Kase Solomón said on a […]| Missouri Independent
WASHINGTON — When acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr. visited the site of the campaign rally where a gunman attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump, he went up to the roof, lying flat on his stomach, to evaluate the shooter’s line of sight that mid-July day. “What I saw made me ashamed,” Rowe […]| Missouri Independent
While his PAC spends money, Gov. Parson is drawing criticism that he may be illegally using public resources for campaign purposes.| Missouri Independent
WASHINGTON — Legislation aimed at protecting children online sailed through the U.S. Senate Tuesday, marking what could be the first update since the late 1990s for companies who interact with minors on the internet. Senators approved the package of two bills in a 91-3 vote, a rare bipartisan landslide in the tightly divided body, despite loud […]| Missouri Independent
The University of Missouri will eliminate its division focused on diversity, social equity and inclusion on the Columbia campus.| Missouri Independent
It may seem like it’s always been a part of America, but Tuesday is Medicare’s 59th birthday. We should pause, celebrate its success and commit to stopping the corporations who are pilfering it for their own profits. Health care in the United States remains unaffordable and inaccessible despite costing Americans $4.7 trillion a year. Medical […]| Missouri Independent
A judge ruled that Missouri state Sen. Mike Moon is immune from questioning about his intentions sponsoring a gender-affirming care ban.| Missouri Independent
A Clay County judge on Friday refused to reverse her order that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey answer questions under oath.| Missouri Independent
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's office urged a judge to not let Jackson County lawyers take Bailey's deposition.| Missouri Independent
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned Tuesday, following widespread outrage that her agency failed to prevent the assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump during a July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Cheatle’s resignation follows an intense congressional hearing where Democrats and Republicans demanded she step down after they grew dissatisfied with […]| Missouri Independent
Donald Trump became the first president to be impeached twice, when 10 Republicans joined with Democrats on Wednesday.| Missouri Independent
A bill seeking to end Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood clinics in Missouri is making its way to Republican Gov. Mike Parson.| Missouri Independent
Legislation that would raise the threshold for amending the Missouri Constitution by initiative petition is now before the House.| Missouri Independent
Legislation to add a new barrier to amending the Missouri Constitution by initiative petition passed the state Senate Thursday on a party line vote.| Missouri Independent
As one Missouri coalition suspends its abortion initiative petition campaign, the other has reported raising more than $4.4 million.| Missouri Independent
The bill set for Senate debate would require a majority vote in 82 House districts and a statewide majority to pass constitutional amendments.| Missouri Independent
MOHELA, a Missouri nonprofit created by state statute, is at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking student loan relief.| Missouri Independent
