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Missouri Capitol Police officers conduct security checks Tuesday on the 691 boxes of petitions filed by People Not Politicians to force a referendum on the gerrymandered Congressional district map passed by lawmakers in September. Of the 27 times a referendum has been placed on the Missouri ballot, voters have rejected the General Assembly’s actions all…
Missouri lawmakers expect tension as they return for election-year legislative session
Senate Minority Leader Doug Beck, a Democrat from Affton, won’t reveal how Democrats plan to disrupt the opening weeks of the 2026 legislative session. He is shown speaking against proposed Senate rule changes during the special session for redistricting in September (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). Missouri Republicans played power politics in 2025, crushing Democratic opposition in…
States are limiting HIV drug assistance programs
Participants take part in an HIV/AIDS awareness event held by Big Bend Cares in Tallahassee, Fla. Thousands of HIV/AIDS patients across the nation who rely on state drug assistance programs are affected by new eligibility limitations. Federal funding for such programs has remained flat for years. (Photo by Bob O’Lary/Courtesy of Big Bend Cares) Thousands…
Supreme Court rules Trump administration can refuse to spend $4B in foreign aid for now
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Trump administration can temporarily hold on to $4 billion in foreign aid funding approved by Congress, overturning a lower court’s order and continuing a struggle over who controls the nation’s purse strings. …
Trump administration blocked from cutting off SNAP benefits as two judges issue orders
Boxes of sugary cereal fill a store’s shelves on April 16 in Miami, Florida (Joe Raedle/Getty Images). WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Boston ruled Friday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan to pause a food assistance program for 42 million people was illegal — but gave the Trump administration until Monday to respond…
Trump canceled temporary legal status for more than 1.5 million immigrants in 2025
Johann Teran, photographed in Minneapolis on Jan. 31, 2025, is among the Venezuelans living in the United States with temporary protected status who is likely to see his legal status expire. The Trump administration has canceled TPS for more than 1 million people from 11 countries. (Photo by Madison McVan/Minnesota Reformer) WASHINGTON — Since Inauguration…