Summer’s Recent Stories
Politics Oct 27
Voters in some states unable to cast early ballots in personMore than 21 million voters across the U.S. have taken advantage of early in-person voting amid record-breaking early turnout, according to Associated Press elections research.
Politics Aug 04
Missouri voters to decide on expanding Medicaid coverageTuesday's primary election ballot includes a proposal to expand Medicaid alongside party candidates for governor, U.S. Congress and other state and local offices.
Health May 29
Ruling allows Missouri’s last abortion clinic to remain openMissouri’s only abortion clinic will be able to keep operating after a state government administrator decided that the health department was wrong not to renew the license of Planned Parenthood’s St. Louis facility.
Nation Jun 10
Black Missouri drivers 91% more likely to be stopped, state attorney general findsLast year's statewide disparity rate between white and black drivers is the highest recorded in the almost two decades since the state first began compiling data.
Nation Jun 04
Missouri subpoenas abortion clinic doctors amid legal battleA St. Louis judge on Tuesday is set to weigh whether physicians from the state's only abortion clinic can be forced to testify amid a legal fight over the facility's license.
Nation May 30
Judge considering Missouri abortion clinic license caseIf the St. Louis clinic's license is not renewed before it expires at midnight Friday, Planned Parenthood officials said Missouri would become the first state without a functioning abortion clinic since the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing…
Nation May 24
Missouri governor signs bill banning abortions at 8 weeksGov. Mike Parson on Friday signed a bill that bans abortions on or beyond the eighth week of pregnancy without exceptions for cases of rape or incest, making it among the most restrictive abortion policies in the nation.
Nation May 17
Missouri’s GOP-led legislature passes 8-week abortion banIf enacted, the ban would be among the most restrictive in the U.S. It includes exceptions for medical emergencies, but not for pregnancies caused by rape or incest.
Politics May 17
Missouri House expected to pass abortion ban at 8 weeksMissouri's Republican-led House is expected to pass a sweeping bill to ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy on lawmakers' final day in session Friday, joining Alabama and several other states that have moved recently to severely restrict the procedure.
Nation May 16
Missouri Senate passes bill to ban abortions at 8 weeksThe bill needs at least one more vote of approval in the GOP-led House before it can go to Republican Gov. Mike Parson, who voiced support for it on Wednesday.