Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at a briefing at the Pentagon on March 13, 2026. (Screenshot from C-SPAN) WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense announced Friday that six more American troops have died as a result of the war in Iran, bringing the total to 13 since the conflict began in late February. U.S. Central…
Atlanta Beltline’s Southwest Trail runs under MARTA heavy rail tracks. The Atlanta Regional Commission is continuing to work with local governments and other community partners to plan and develop the Flint River Gateway Trails network. Plans call for the Beltline to connect to the Flint River Gateway Trails. (Photo courtesy of Atlanta Regional Commission) Cities…
A sign at a Wisconsin pharmacy advertises vaccine availability in December. Wisconsin is among the states that now rely on non-federal sources of childhood vaccine guidance as the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention de-emphasizes vaccines. (Photo by Erik Gunn/Wisconsin Examiner) Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia now reject at least some federal…
U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Kansas City, the target of a gerrymandered congressional district map, files for re-election Feb. 24. A Jackson County judge ruled Thursday that the new map meets constitutional standards. (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent) The gerrymandered congressional map pushed through the General Assembly by Republicans meets constitutional requirements for districts to be compact and…
Missouri House Speaker Jon Patterson, a Republican from Lee’s Summit, speaks Thursday during a mid-session press conference (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). The proposed constitutional amendment asking Missourians if they want to replace the income tax by adding a sales tax to services and other transactions moved one step closer to the ballot Thursday when it passed…
State Rep. Ann Kelley, R-Lamar, speaks about “repetitive” teacher training requirements during House debate March 11, 2026 (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). The Missouri House this week passed bills cutting extraneous teacher training requirements and adding supports for literacy in elementary schools. At the halfway point of the legislative session, the House has approved eight education bills….
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration Wednesday made an emergency request to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the revocation of legal status for more than 350,000 Haitians, opening them up to deportations. U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the justices to block…
A TSA officer’s badge can be seen on their shirt as people travel through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Nov. 7, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images) Passengers at a handful of airports this week waited in hours-long security lines as the government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security dragged on….
State Sen. Rick Brattin, a Harrisonville Republican, leads the Senate Education Committee in a divisive public hearing Feb. 21 (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). A Republican state senator temporarily stalled a bill Wednesday honoring a Kansas City firefighter who was killed last year, saying the move was payback for Democrats dragging out debate all session. State Sen….
Republican state Rep. Brian Seitz of Branson speaks on the House floor in May 2025. Seitz is sponsoring a bill that would extend the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse survivors from 10 to 20 years (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications). The Missouri House on Wednesday voted to advance a bill that would extend the…
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