Tessa Weinberg
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Missouri House Minority Leader Crystal Quade and Senate Minority Leader John Rizzo urged Kansas and Illinois’ governors and their legislative counterparts to take advantage of a potential waiver from President Joe Biden aimed at bolstering access to abortions.
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Missouri’s average starting teacher salary ranks as one of the lowest in the nation. Educators recounted that new and veteran teachers often have to find second jobs to make ends meet.
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A multi-year report on maternal mortality in Missouri found that women on Medicaid are eight times more likely to die within one year of pregnancy than those with private health insurance. Black women were three times more likely to die than white women.
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Former boarding school students are making noise about politicians and elected officials with connections to unlicensed religious reform schools, state-contracted youth residential facilities and summer camps that have faced allegations of abuse and neglect.
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Molding himself in the ideals of Ronald Reagan’s era of conservatism, state Sen. Dave Schatz is betting Republican voters want common sense policies over firebrand politics.
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A first-time candidate, the 37-year-old St. Louis County native is committed to running a different kind of campaign. He eschewed traditional tactics and instead poured resources into signing Missourians up for Medicaid expansion and collecting supplies for refugees.
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In a letter to Gov. Mike Parson, two Democratic leaders say the state's trigger abortion ban has raised questions about what's legal in terms of contraception and what falls under a “medical emergency."
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Lawmakers argued the change was needed to ensure donors can maintain privacy while giving to causes they believe in.
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The endorsements from Missouri Right to Life signal the rising stakes of the upcoming Senate primaries which have the potential to reshape the make-up of the chamber that has been dogged by bitter GOP infighting.
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Eric Schmitt’s investigation appears to stem from a request his office received from a Georgia-based conservative nonprofit, which has recently turned its focus to Missouri schools. Park Hill and Lee's Summit are among the school districts facing subpoenas.