House Budget Chair Dirk Deaton, a Republican from Seneca, discusses the final Missouri budget plan during debate Wednesday (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). A last-minute fight over public school funding Wednesday almost derailed final Missouri state budget votes as Democrats, with some Republican allies, questioned whether some funds dedicated to education will be available in the coming…
Interim U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks to attendees of the 2026 Border Security Expo on May 6, 2026, in Phoenix. (Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror) Interim U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said Wednesday that federal prosecutors intend to pursue terrorism charges against members of American street gangs as an extension of President Donald Trump’s…
Voters say the cost of healthcare will be a major factor in how they vote in this year’s midterm elections. (Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Voters, including those within the Make America Healthy Again movement, say the rising cost of healthcare is a significant concern that will have an impact on whom they support in November’s…
Legislation sponsored by State Sen. Nick Schroer, a Defiance Republican, grew to include amendments ranging from a domestic violence registry to expanded DNA testing after arrests and an expanded pay policy at the state-controlled St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). A bill to prohibit low-flying drones over power plants, pipelines and other infrastructure…
State Sen. Brad Hudson, a Republican from Cape Fair, opens a March debate on the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act” on the Senate floor (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). Missouri Senate Democrats secured a victory Tuesday evening in a deal with Republicans to ax provisions in an anti-abortion a bill that sought to open the door for…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 29, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom) The U. S. Supreme Court just issued its decision in Louisiana v. Callais. By a 6-3 vote, the conservative majority of the court effectively gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by allowing states to dilute the voting power of minority…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks as FBI Director Kash Patel and Acting Assistant Director for the Criminal Investigative Division at the FBI Darren Cox listen at a press conference at the Department of Justice on April 27, 2026 in Washington, D.C., about the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. (Photo by Tasos…
A gloved health care professional applies a patch or adhesive bandage after vaccination or drug injection. (Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The State Department must spend the $600 million Congress approved for an international vaccine program, according to a letter sent Monday by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators. The six senior members of the Appropriations…
Portland police officers stand behind police tape outside an apartment building in eastern Portland, Ore. Americans’ perceptions of crime often diverge from actual crime trends and are influenced by factors, such as personal experiences and economic conditions, according to a new report from the Council on Criminal Justice. (Photo by Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Americans’…
House Budget Committee Chairman Dirk Deaton, R-Seneca, left, and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Rusty Black, R-Chillicothe, during the Monday conference committee meeting to set a final Missouri state budget. (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent) There are no increases in basic state aid to public schools or higher education in the compromise Missouri budget worked out Monday in…
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