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A sign lists a home for rent in Maryland. Municipal rental registries are gaining attention as cities try to get a handle on who owns rental properties and where, both to better understand their housing landscape and to ensure rentals are safe for tenants. (Photo by Barbara Barrett/Stateline) As many people struggle to afford housing…
Federal appeals judges allow Trump’s National Guard deployment to D.C., for now
Members of the National Guard patrol near Union Station on Aug. 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — A U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday that National Guard troops can remain in the District of Columbia while the judges take up the case that began when the district sued the Trump…
Missouri lawmakers told cost is unknown to fix problem-plagued financial system
State Rep. John Voss, center, presides over a hearing Monday on state information technology costs and organization. Voss, R-Cape Girardeau, chairs the House Subcommittee on Appropriations – General Administration (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent). A Missouri state accounting system that was supposed to integrate all state financial operations on one platform is late and over budget —…
Congress could soon be asked by Trump to come up with $200 billion for his Iran war
An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft lands on the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford in support of Operation Epic Fury in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, March 2, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday didn’t rule out asking Congress for an additional $200 billion to cover the cost of…
How Trump’s order on mail ballots threatens Postal Service independence
Election workers sort ballots at the Weld County Elections office in Greeley, Colorado, in June 2024. (Photo by Andrew Fraieli/Colorado Newsline) President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail voting would shatter decades of U.S. Postal Service independence intended to shield it from partisan politics, postal experts and attorneys say. Postal experts said Trump ordering the…
Missouri Supreme Court upholds state’s gender-affirming care restrictions
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled unanimously to uphold a state law barring minors from accessing gender-affirming care for the purpose of gender transition. Pictured, Judges Kelly Broniec, left, and Robin Ransom listen to oral arguments Feb. 1, 2024, in a case over state Senate redistricting (Pool photo by David Lieb/Associated Press). The Missouri Supreme Court…