Feb 22 Missouri governor indicted on felony invasion of privacy charge By Jim Salter, Associated Press St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced the indictment Thursday. She launched an investigation in January after Greitens admitted to an affair with his St. Louis hairdresser that began in March 2015. He was elected governor in November 2016. Continue reading
Feb 03 State legislatures see flurry of activity on abortion bills By Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press Republican-controlled states have passed hundreds of bills since 2011 restricting access to abortion while Democratic-led states have taken steps in the other direction. Continue reading
Sep 20 5 important stories you might have missed By Erica R. Hendry, Joshua Barajas, Patty Gorena Morales, Teresa Carey As Trump continues to meet other world leaders at the U.N., here are five stories you may have overlooked. Continue reading
Aug 25 Trump to push tax overhaul in Missouri next week By Ken Thomas, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to make a public push to overhaul the nation's tax system next week in Springfield, Missouri. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 5:42 The NAACP issued its first statewide travel warning for Missouri. Here’s why By PBS News Hour The NAACP issued a travel advisory about the state of Missouri for women, minorities and LGBT people, asking those travelers to use “extreme caution.” The NAACP’s first statewide alert comes after Missouri passed a law that the organization says permits… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 7:53 Sen. Blunt: Hard to get 50 senators to pass health bill By PBS News Hour With the July 4th recess hours away, Republican lawmakers are scrambling to draft a new version of their bill before leaving Washington. Judy Woodruff speaks with Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., about the chances of reaching a compromise on the Senate… Continue watching
Jun 26 Supreme Court rules in favor of Missouri church in playground case By Mark Sherman and Sam Hananel, Associated Press The Supreme Court ruled Monday that churches have the same right as other charitable groups to seek state money for new playground surfaces and other non-religious needs. Continue reading
May 14 Missouri targets doctor dearth, expands first-in-nation law By David A. Lieb, Associated Press Numerous doctors from around the U.S. could become eligible to treat patients in Missouri's underserved areas as a result of a planned expansion of a first-in-the-nation law aimed at addressing doctor shortages. Continue reading
Apr 30 ‘I knew that it would be a long, hard fight,’ says activist who wants to raise minimum wage By Kamala Kelkar, Laura Fong Terrence Wise started organizing in 2013, when he was making $7.25 an hour at McDonald’s in Kansas City, Missouri. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 9:45 Missouri’s blue-city, red-state divide over minimum wage By Saskia de Melker, Laura Fong Some of the fiercest political battles are taking place between Democratic-controlled cities and Republican-led state legislatures over issues like minimum wage and plastic bag bans. Increasingly, those issues are decided through a political maneuver called preemption, when state lawmakers write… Continue watching