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House Bill 567 would entirely remove Proposition A’s sick leave provisions, which are set to go into effect May 1.
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The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department will no longer be under the control of the mayor’s office and instead will be overseen by a governor-appointed board.
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Legislation related to taxes and rolling back voter-approved ballot issues could be on the docket for the second half of the session.
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The inmate was found unresponsive after being treated for suspected seizures one day before the death. The City Justice Center has had three times as many deaths as similar jails in Kansas City and St. Louis County since 2020.
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Critics argue the way the proposal is crafted could create huge problems for the state budget.
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The charges against Cortney Merritts are not connected to any work he did for his wife’s campaign or her time in Congress.
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People with dwarfism find the term midget derogatory. The bill, requiring the Metro East high school to pick a replacement by 2028, could come up for debate on the House floor within two weeks.
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The community policing and engagement plan is one of the last major actions required by a 2016 federal consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Under national standards, at least 35% of kids entering foster care should exit with a permanent living situation — whether adoption, guardianship or reunification with family — within one year. But only 12 of Missouri's 114 counties met that goal.
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The bill that would force Freeburg to ditch its mascot is scheduled to be called in two House Education Policy Committee hearings this week.
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The latest episode of St. Louis Public Radio’s political video mailbag series explores Missouri's legislative term limits.
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At least nine other states have adopted statewide policies limiting or banning the use of cell phones in schools. Elsewhere, even in the absence of a statewide policy, individual districts have begun acting on their own.