A sign with a notice of closure is seen pinned on the fence to the National Zoo on Oct. 12, 2025, in Washington, D.C. . The closure affects all the Smithsonian’s 21 museums, its research centers and the National Zoo. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate left for its customary long…
Protesters gather in the Missouri Capitol rotunda Sept. 10 in opposition to a gerrymandered congressional district map (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). As the campaign to repeal Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map approaches the 106,000 signatures needed to put the issue on the 2026 ballot, Republicans are pulling out all the stops to block it. Secretary of State…
Boeing Defense workers on strike rally on Oct. 1 at the IAM Union Hall in Hazelwood. (Photo by Rebecca Rivas/The Missouri Independent) The union representing 3,200 Boeing Defense workers on strike in the St. Louis area said it has filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the National Labor Relations Board against the company. The…
Tech experts say moves by the Trump administration and social media platforms to reduce cybersecurity and content moderation online will make it easier for misinformation to spread ahead of the 2026 midterms (Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight). A year after the 2024 presidential election, technologists and election experts are wrestling with their new reality; tech-aided misinformation…
A child receives a standard immunization last month. Democratic governors have joined to form a new health alliance, in part to counter vaccine guidance from the Trump administration (Joe Raedle/Getty Images). In a clear rebuke of recent federal health policy, 15 Democratic governors announced today they’ve formed a public health alliance that breaks with guidance…
A sign on the entrance to the U.S. National Arboretum is seen as it is closed due to the federal government shut down on Oct. 1, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Wednesday, blocking the Trump administration…
Gov. Mike Kehoe, center, speaks to reporters about the Missouri redistricting plan Sept. 25 during a visit to Columbia Regional Airport (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent). A filing in one of the many lawsuits challenging Missouri’s gerrymandered redistricting plan appears to cast uncertainty on Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe’s statements that the map was prepared by staff in…
A woman walks into the Community Healthcare Network’s Long Island City Health Center in Queens, N.Y., this month. This community health center is one of more than 1,300 across the country that serve patients regardless of their background or ability to pay. (Photo by Shalina Chatlani/ Stateline) NEW YORK — On a busy street in…
Flora Farms Stateline dispensary near Jane offers drive-thru services, like four other Flora Farms locations (Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent). Missouri marijuana dispensaries may soon be able to offer curbside pickup, which would add to the drive-thru and delivery services already allowed with state approval. The Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation published a draft of a proposed…
EMS medics from the Houston Fire Department prepare to transport a 2-year-old girl to a hospital. The national uninsured rate for children and teens rose to 6% in 2024, according to new data (John Moore/Getty Images). Hundreds of thousands of more children in the United States are going without health insurance, and experts warn that…
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