President Donald Trump holds up the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that was signed into law during an Independence Day military family picnic on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Brandon – Pool/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Republicans’ “big, beautiful” law will add $3.394 trillion…
A ranch owner brings in a load of hay from her ranch in Texas in 2024. Experts and lawmakers worry a new $50 billion program designed to help struggling rural health care providers may not be enough to offset federal funding losses. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) Congress set aside $50 billion for rural hospitals and medical…
Ameren Missouri Director of Regulatory Affairs Steven Wills said the rate hike is vital for Ameren to recover lost profits (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector). The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved new rates for Ameren’s gas customers, adding around 12%, or $13, to the average customer’s monthly bills. John Coffman, a lawyer for the Consumers Council…
Floodwaters left debris, including vehicles and equipment, scattered in Louise Hays Park on July 5 in Kerrville, Texas. Emergency managers say Trump’s cuts to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service could prove devastating during future disasters. (Eric Vryn/Getty Images) With hurricane and wildfire season well underway across much of the country,…
A photograph of US President Donald Trump and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is displayed after being unofficially installed in a bus shelter on July 17 in London, England. The president is facing criticism from his usually loyal Republican “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) supporters over suggestions that the administration is hiding details of…
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy greets members of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee before the panel’s hearing on the White House fiscal 2026 budget request for the Transportation Department on July 16, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Fischler/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy urged patience Wednesday from Democratic and Republican members of…
The Missouri Supreme Court building in Jefferson City (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). A ruling earlier this month that allowed abortions to resume in Missouri should be set aside because the laws and rules it blocks are important safeguards for women’s health, Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office said in a filing last week to the Missouri Supreme…
he door stands open to an exam room at a Jacksonville, Fla., abortion clinic in 2024. A new report found travel time and costs for abortion care jumped for residents of states that ban abortions. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Travel costs for abortions and delays in care have increased in the wake of state abortion bans,…
At least 28 states have issued guidance on the use of AI in K-12 schools. (David Espejo/Stock photo via Getty Images) Agencies in at least 28 states and the District of Columbia have issued guidance on the use of artificial intelligence in K-12 schools. More than half of the states have created school policies to…
A worker walks beneath a United Airlines Boeing 737-900ER after it arrived at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on June 5, 2019. The flight from Chicago to Los Angeles used aviation biofuel, a critical component of airlines’ goal of reaching a net-zero carbon goal by 2050. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Congress’ passage of President…
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