The U.S. Capitol on March 3, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans pressed forward Tuesday with a bill that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and a photo ID to cast a ballot, despite long odds the legislation will ever become law amid bipartisan opposition. The 51-48…
Richard von Glahn, campaign director of People Not Politicians, unloads boxes of petitions Dec. 9 at the Missouri Secretary of State’s office. People Not Politicians was in court Tuesday asking for an order that all the signatures delivered on Dec. 9 be checked by local election authorities (photo submitted). A petition to force a statewide…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 29, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Monday said it will hear oral arguments in April in two cases brought by immigrants hailing from Syria and Haiti after the Trump administration tried to end their temporary protections, initially granted because their countries had…
A group of Maine residents protest a proposed electricity price increase ahead of an October public hearing in Freeport. A new report says investor-owned utilities are collecting more profits as household utility bills soar. (Photo by AnnMarie Hilton/Maine Morning Star) Investor-owned utility profits have soared as consumer utility bills have skyrocketed in recent years, according…
University of Oklahoma freshmen attend a student welcome event in August 2023. A lawsuit by a coalition of mostly Democratic-led states argues that a new Trump administration reporting requirement on race, gender and test scores could threaten student privacy and overburden universities. (Photo by Kyle Phillips/For Oklahoma Voice) A coalition of mostly Democratic-led states is…
A banner of President Donald Trump is hung on the Department of Justice in February. The Justice Department is arguing it needs access to states’ voter data to ensure the security of the midterm elections (Heather Diehl/Getty Images). The U.S. Department of Justice has begun connecting its push to obtain sensitive personal data on millions…
Christian King, a doula with Uzazi Village in Kansas City, wraps Mikia Marshall, 33, with a kanga cloth to help take pressure off her stomach on Feb. 27, 2024 (Anna Spoerre/Missouri Independent). In the past year, Christian King, a doula based in Kansas City, has supported more than 40 mothers enrolled in Medicaid through their…
The Missouri Capitol Building in Jefferson City (Getty Images). Across Missouri, we believe in something simple. If you work hard, play by the rules, and take care of your neighbors, you should have a fair shot at building a good life. That belief is not complicated. It is not partisan. It is rooted in the…
Louisiana Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy talks with reporters in the Dirksen Senate office building on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — Members of a U.S. Senate panel expressed bipartisan consensus Thursday that the country should be cautious of “malign” foreign dollars flowing to American colleges and universities, with some…
A farmer harvests corn beside Iowa Highway 163. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) The U.S. House Agriculture Committee advanced a sweeping farm bill early this month, attempting to revive Congress’ stalled effort to rewrite the nation’s agriculture law the same way it’s been done for decades. But the vote also exposed the fragile coalition…
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