Former Missouri Governor Jay Nixon wants Missouri to reflect on the future of democracy. During a keynote address at Westminster College in Fulton, the Democrat delivered the school’s Hancock Symposium. Speaking on the theme “Justice: For All?” Nixon asked, “Do we...
With Medicaid cuts looming, a rural hospital in eastern Missouri is closing departments due to years-long financial issues. Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital is closing its Labor and Delivery Department, its Home Health Department, and restructuring staff....
President Donald Trump suggested last week that he might send National Guard troops into St. Louis. If so, it would be in response to a request from Union Pacific Railroad’s Jim Vena, according to the president. “I said to him, where else should we go?...
A legal battle is underway between the Missouri Tax Commission and five counties over the state’s demand to increase property valuations. DeKalb County Presiding Commissioner Kyle Carroll said county leaders saw no other recourse than to block the...
A second special session of the Missouri Legislature has ended with state lawmakers passing two measures: one reshaping the state’s congressional voting districts and another making it harder to pass citizen-led changes to the Missouri Constitution. After more than...
