
Rachel Lippmann
Lippmann returned to her native St. Louis after spending two years covering state government in Lansing, Michigan. She earned her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and followed (though not directly) in Maria Altman's footsteps in Springfield, also earning her graduate degree in public affairs reporting. She's also done reporting stints in Detroit, Michigan and Austin, Texas. Rachel likes to fill her free time with good books, good friends, good food, and good baseball.
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Judges are likely to hear cases related to the coronavirus vaccines and about whether businesses or health care providers were negligent in how they did their jobs.
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A new unit will focus on unsolved murders and other serious crimes. The team will work with prosecutors and police departments across the state to get a fresh set of eyes on old cases.
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The state of Missouri has its first confirmed death from COVID-19, the virus caused by the new coronavirus. Gov. Mike Parson confirmed the death...
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The chief justice of the Missouri Supreme Court says the state needs to properly fund its public defender system to continue the criminal justice...
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Kim Gardner, the city's first black prosecutor, alleges that the city, police union and others are trying to force her out of office and block her reform agenda.
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In this very special episode of KCUR’s Statehouse Blend Missouri podcast, we joined forces with St. Louis Public Radio’s Politically Speaking podcast to…
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After a week that featured titanic battles over high-profile legislation, Missouri lawmakers are heading into the final day with a lot on their plate....
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A nearly 28-hour filibuster of what is usually a simple procedural step ended Tuesday night with a big win for Missouri Gov. Mike Parson. Over the...
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Updated at 12 p.m. Tuesday with comments from Gov. Parson: A state incentive package aimed at getting General Motors to expand in Missouri is running...
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The ACLU of Missouri and the state’s public defender system have reached a deal meant to ensure that low-income defendants are properly represented when...