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Christine Tannous/Pool photoJean Peters Baker is named as a respondent in a lawsuit challenging Missouri’s near-total ban on abortion. She is asking the judge for permission to raise her own legal challenges to the law. -
A law passed by the Missouri General Assembly last year made sleeping on state-owned land a Class C misdemeanor. The legislation was modeled off a template by a conservative think tank, but housing advocates say it criminalizes homelessness and was improperly tacked onto an unrelated bill.
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The Cass County Republican says any efforts to pass the National Defense Authorization Act will likely be stymied if the government shuts down on Sunday. -
Circuit Judge Jon Beetem wrote that the summaries crafted by Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft were "argumentative" or unfairly biased against the abortion rights ballot initiatives, and ignored their protections for contraceptives.. Beetem rewrote each of the six ballot summaries himself.
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The social workers are based at five St. Louis County Library branches. The program was conceived in 2021, but the process of signing contracts and hiring staff took longer than expected.
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The members of United Auto Workers Local 2250 were the first employees of General Motors to go on strike. They have since been joined by colleagues at 38 other GM and Stellantis facilities.
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The claim against Southampton Community Healthcare is the result of testimony provided during a hearing in a lawsuit challenging the state’s limits on gender-affirming care for minors.
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Speaker of the House denies accusations uncovered in public records that he threatened staff when pressing for the legislature to award a lucrative contract to a private company.
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Lucas Kunce, Karla May and Wesley Bell are the major Democratic candidates vying to take on U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley. Some Democrats are wondering if a primary makes sense in a state that’s solidly Republican.
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The legislature declined to reinstate a state-run presidential primary this year, meaning that the parties are responsible for planning how delegates will be divided up next year.
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There are currently 253 people in Missouri jails waiting to be transferred to a state hospital for mental health treatment.
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Crop insurance costs are rising, fueled by climate change. Yet little has changed in federal programFederally subsidized crop insurance made record-high payouts last year. While climate change is making farming more risky, the federal program often shields producers at taxpayer expense. Some argue it’s time that the fast-growing program encourages farmers to mitigate their risks.
