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Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public RadioAmong the legislation signed by Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is a wide-reaching public health bill that requires the state to track cases of Lyme disease and alpha-gal syndrome, and allows people to obtain up to 12 months of birth control pills at once. -
Cassandra Isobelle Flores/KCUR 89.3As the Trump administration continues to bolster deportation efforts, local advocacy groups have reported a rise in immigrant arrests between June 15 and July 3, while Kansas City hosted World Cup matches. The increased ICE presence across the Kansas City metro area has kept residents on edge.
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Gov. Mike Kehoe on Thursday also signed into law harsher penalties for drunk driving and age verification requirements for pornography websites. -
The streetcar has seen record ridership numbers in the past month. Operators and mechanics say the growth is positive but has caused stress on the system. -
In an election cycle dominated by taxes, Missouri voters will decide this August whether to renew a levy that funds the state parks system. Here's what to know about Amendment 1. -
The congressional race for Missouri's 6th District is set after the district was redrawn by the Republican legislature. Here are the candidates voters will see on their ballot August 4. -
On Aug. 4, voters in Kansas and Missouri will decide multiple, consequential ballot issues, vote in primaries for U.S. House and Senate seats, plus decide local and county-level races on both sides of the state line. -
In the Aug. 4 primary election, Missouri voters can weigh in on Amendments 1, 2, 4 and 5. The proposals cover parks funding, election of tax assessors, how things get on a statewide ballot and the elimination of the state income tax. -
A closeout review by State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick — whom Parson appointed to statewide office in 2018 — could find no state business purpose for a third of the former governor’s flights on state aircraft. -
Missouri faced a tight budget this session after years of record spending. Gov. Mike Kehoe issued 65 vetoes, totaling over $30 million in general revenue. -
While Missouri lawmakers did not advance bills to restrict data centers or regulate their water and energy usage, more communities are speaking out and passing their own local moratoriums and restrictions. Next year's session will bring more chances for state legislation. -
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Tuesday that states can ban transgender athletes from participating in sports. That secures the status of a law in Kansas banning transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports -
The decision firmly rejected the executive order that Trump issued on the first day of his second term. -
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who has long coached his daughters' and other girls' basketball teams at school, wrote the court's majority opinion. Missouri and Kansas both have laws restricting transgender students from playing on girls' and women's sports teams.
