FBI agents load boxes of election documents onto trucks at an elections warehouse in Fulton County, Ga. State and local election officials are bracing for the prospect of federal action after President Donald Trump’s call to nationalize elections (Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder). This story was originally published by ProPublica. The Missouri prosecutor overseeing an investigation into…
A pharmacist at Mayo Pharmacy in Bismarck, N.D., reviews completed pharmaceutical orders in January. Advocates, providers, medical associations and state lawmakers are pushing for insurers to cover non-opioid pain medications. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) More states are requiring their Medicaid programs and health insurance companies to cover non-opioid pain medications as an alternative…
Families in the lowest income quantile spend 25% of their income on food, whereas families in the highest quantile spend only 5% (USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.) Local officials pushed back this week against a Missouri Senate bill that would end both state and local sales tax on food and grocery items. State Sen. Mary…
A security officer stands outside Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters during a protest on Feb. 3, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The second partial government shutdown in 2026 began at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, after lawmakers left the nation’s capital without reaching a deal on changes to immigration enforcement tactics…
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem at a roundtable discussion with local ranchers and employees from U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Jan. 7, 2026 in Brownsville, Texas. (Photo by Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Members of Congress on Thursday sought a ruling from a federal judge to block yet another Department of Homeland Security…
Missourians with disabilities, family members, care staff and advocates line up to testify this week before the House Budget Committee against proposed rate cuts to programs that help people with disabilities live safely at home and participate fully in their communities (Steph Quinn/Missouri Independent). Dozens of Missourians with developmental disabilities, their families, care staff and…
State Rep. Mazzie Christensen, a Republican from Bethany, speaks during Missouri House debate in 2024 (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications). . More than 100 locally owned businesses across Missouri have been the target of lawsuits concerning compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act on websites. Missouri legislators in Jefferson City and in Washington, D.C., are seeking…
State Rep. George Hruza speaks, a Republican from Huntleigh, speaks during House debate in 2025 (Tim Bommel/House Communications). A bill that aims to prohibit antisemitism within public schools and institutions of higher education won initial approval this week in the Missouri House. State Rep. George Hruza, a Republican from Huntleigh and the descendant of a…
Marathon Petroleum Company’s Salt Lake City Refinery in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his top environmental policy officer finalized a move Thursday to undo an Environmental Protection Agency regulation that laid the foundation for federal rules governing emissions…
A growing memorial stands Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026 where Alex Pretti, 37, was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents days before at Nicollet Avenue and 26th Street in Minneapolis. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer) WASHINGTON — The top leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee showed a play-by-play video leading up…
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