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Gabrielle Hays is a Communities Correspondent for the PBS NewsHour out of St. Louis.

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Politics Jan 30

How Missouri Republicans want to change the process for voters to amend the constitution

Some Republican lawmakers argue the states's ballot measure process makes the constitution vulnerable and open to out-of-state money and special interests. Critics argue the move is a "denial of democracy."…

Nation Jan 17

School leaders work to keep students in class amid rise in chronic absenteeism

Chronic absenteeism is a problem for school districts and students and the situation has grown significantly worse since the pandemic. Nearly 30 percent of students were chronically absent during the 2021-2022 school year, missing at least 10 percent of school…

Nation Jan 17

Chronic absenteeism is up across the country. School leaders are trying to address why

Federal guidelines say districts should aim to have 90 percent of students in attendance 90 percent of the time. In Missouri, about 76 percent of students meet this standard, according to state data from the 2022-23 school year.

Nation Dec 18

School districts turn to 4-day week to cope with staffing and budget shortfalls

Across the country, more school districts are making the change to a four-day school week. NewsHour Communities Correspondent Gabrielle Hays traveled to one of those districts in Missouri to see how teachers and parents are adjusting.

Health Dec 15

Decades after historic Black hospital closes, former nurses fight to keep the memory alive

Historian Cicely Hunter said the mere number of Black health professionals who came out of the institution was significant — the hospital educated Missouri residents, but also Black residents from elsewhere in the U.S.

Nation Dec 07

In the nation’s smallest national park, a big push to preserve history

Along with building updates, new exhibits will be open to the public about the courthouse’s history — including 300 freedom suits filed there, the most famous of which, from Dred and Harriet Scott, made it to the Supreme Court.

Health Nov 11

Why vasectomies are on the rise after the fall of Roe v. Wade

Data shows that interest in vasectomies as a form of birth control is on the rise after the Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to seek an abortion in 2022. To learn more, John Yang speaks with communities correspondent…

Nation Nov 09

As pandemic funding fades, Missouri child care providers wonder what’s next

Along with helping child care facilities stay open, American Rescue Plan funds helped many providers increase wages for child care workers, who have long been among the country’s lowest-paid workers.

Health Oct 24

How Missouri doctors are meeting a post-Roe demand for vasectomies

There was a 35 percent jump in consultation requests and a more than 22 percent increase in actual vasectomy consultations after the Dobbs decision, according to the national study released in February.

Politics Oct 10

Dred Scott’s struggle for freedom honored with new memorial

The name Dred Scott is synonymous with the struggle for freedom. Now, 165 years after the Supreme Court case that bears his name, Scott’s gravesite is a memorial befitting that legacy. NewsHour Communities Correspondent Gabrielle Hays reports.

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