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Marines assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon congratulate newly promoted Gunnery Sgt. Nathan Cox, platoon sergeant, during a field event at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, on Sept. 4, 2025. (Photo by Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brynn Bouchard/Department of Defense) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to send paychecks to active duty…
Missouri educators await increase in starting teacher pay amid high turnover rates
Aimee Epley is a kindergarten teacher at Hillsboro Primary School (photo submitted). Summertime may almost be over, but for teachers like Audra Day, the work has been nonstop. Day is a kindergarten teacher at Hillsboro Primary School during the academic year, but has spent her break as a summer school teacher and mentor while also…
Far fewer people buy Obamacare coverage as insurance premiums spike
A patient registers for care at a mobile dental and medical clinic in August 2025. Nationwide, the number of people buying health plans on Obamacare insurance marketplaces is down by about 833,000 compared with a year ago, according to state and federal data. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Nationwide, the number of people buying health…
E-Verify requirements draw business pushback in some Republican states
An employee walks behind cattle on an Idaho dairy farm in an undated photo. Dairy farms in Idaho say they depend on immigrant workers without legal work authorization and oppose mandates to check legal status with the federal E-Verify system. (Photo courtesy of Idaho Dairymen’s Association) Pressured by businesses on the importance of immigrant labor,…
Court rules against Missouri man serving 40+ years on a 23-year prison sentence
Deandre Pointer, a man incarcerated at the Jefferson City Correctional Center, discusses his legal effort to get his parole date recalculated. If the date is not changed, Pointer will serve 40 years on a 23-year sentence (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent). A Missouri man fighting a calculation that could keep him in state prison for more than…
Farmworkers sue over Trump’s low wages for foreign guest workers
A farm employee works near Coachella, Calif., in 2024. A California union has sued to stop new, lower-wage guidelines for foreign worker visas. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) A California union and a group of farmworkers from around the country are suing to stop new, lower-wage federal guidelines that save money for farmers but cut…