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OXON HILL, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 09: MGM National Harbor, Governor Larry Hogan and Joe Theismann launch sports betting in Maryland with BETMGM at MGM National Harbor on December 09, 2021 in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
Wagers on touchdowns, strikeouts and even penalties: States eye limits on prop bets
As a bankruptcy attorney, New Jersey Assemblymember Dan Hutchison said he sees clients “all the time” whose betting on football and baseball quickly leads to missed car payments, … more
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House Speaker Jon Patterson presides over the final day of the 2025 legislative session on May 15.
Missouri House passes gerrymandered congressional map, limits on initiative petitions
Bills creating a gerrymandered congressional map and making it virtually impossible to change the state constitution through the initiative petition process are on their way to the Missouri Senate. … more
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The Cole County Courthouse in Jefferson City
Missouri judge weighing whether new abortion ban should appear on 2026 ballot
A Cole County judge heard arguments Wednesday over whether a proposed ban on abortion set to go to voters next year should be thrown out or revised over a provision targeting gender-affirming care … more
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Rep. Mark Alford, right, introduces himself to Douglas Walther, left, before the town hall on Wednesday at the Lions Club in Harrisburg. An NPR tally reported that around 37 of the 219 U.S. House Republicans held town halls during the August recess.
Mark Alford faces questions about Trump Medicaid cuts, GOP priorities in Missouri town hall
HARRISBURG — U.S. Rep. Mark Alford defended actions taken by President Donald Trump at a contentious town hall in Harrisburg on Wednesday night. More than 100 constituents packed the Lions … more
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 6:Hundreds of asylum seekers line up outside of the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 6, 2023 in New York City. New York City has provided sanctuary to over 46,000 asylum seekers since 2013, when the city passed a law prohibiting city agencies from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement agencies unless there is a warrant for the person's arrest.(Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
Most refugees and asylees will be denied food stamps under Trump’s new law
B. said he left Cameroon nine years ago because he was scared for his life. Authorities in the West African nation threw him in prison because of his sexual orientation, he said. After his release, … more
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Last week, President Donald Trump told reporters he plans to revisit a proposal to reschedule marijuana that started under President Joe Biden, which has been on pause since January.
How will Missouri’s cannabis market change if the feds reschedule marijuana?
Missouri has won praise for having one of the nation’s most robust cannabis markets. But buzz about the president’s interest in relaxing federal marijuana restrictions is raising … more
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Honesty Bishop in a 2023 photo. Bishop died in 2024 but a lawsuit in her name will change how people with HIV are treated in Missouri prisons.
Missouri settles lawsuit over prison isolation policies for people with HIV
For six years, Honesty Jade Bishop was held in solitary confinement in a Missouri prison after she was sexually assaulted by her cellmate. The Department of Corrections deemed that Bishop, a … more
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Cole County Circuit Court Judge Brian Stumpe hears arguments for and against pausing the use of general revenue for private-school vouchers Thursday afternoon.
Missouri teachers union asks judge to freeze private-school-voucher payments
Attorneys for Missouri’s largest teacher’s union are hoping to stop tax dollars from pouring into the state’s voucher program, arguing in Cole County Circuit Court Thursday that … more
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Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe calls a special session of the state legislature, answering questions from reporters about the legislation he wants revisited.
Missouri governor won’t confirm redistricting, but Republicans say it’s likely
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe still hasn’t confirmed whether he’ll call a special session to change the state’s congressional map, but Republican lawmakers who’ve spoken to the … more
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Crews install portraits of state capitol buildings at the Thomas Michael Menino Convention and Exhibition Center on Aug. 4 in Boston. Many lawmakers attending the National Conference of State Legislatures annual summit said they were still grappling with how to respond to President Donald Trump’s major tax and spending law.
State leaders brace for ‘heavy lift’ from Medicaid, food stamp changes
BOSTON — During this year’s budget cycle, Oklahoma state Sen. John Haste said lawmakers had two major things on their minds. “Number one was tax cuts. Number two, what the hell … more
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Police officers set up a roadside checkpoint on 14th Street Northwest on Aug. 13, 2025 in Washington, D.C.
Immigration crackdown intensifies in D.C. under Trump order for federal control
WASHINGTON — Local leaders and advocates Thursday said that President Donald Trump’s decision to seize the District of Columbia’s 3,400-member police force and deploy 800 National … more
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Aimee Epley is a kindergarten teacher at Hillsboro Primary School
Missouri educators await increase in starting teacher pay amid high turnover rates
Summertime may almost be over, but for teachers like Audra Day, the work has been nonstop. Day is a kindergarten teacher at Hillsboro Primary School during the academic year, but has spent her … more
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ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND - APRIL 13: In this photo illustration, packages of Mifepristone tablets are displayed at a family planning clinic on April 13, 2023 in Rockville, Maryland. A Massachusetts appeals court temporarily blocked a Texas-based federal judge’s ruling that suspended the FDA’s approval of the abortion drug Mifepristone, which is part of a two-drug regimen to induce an abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy in combination with the drug Misoprostol.
Women in states with abortion bans are the biggest users of abortion telemedicine
As conservative lawmakers work to restrict online access to abortion medication, a new report shows how popular it has become for women who live in states that have outlawed abortion. … more
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The results of the Missouri Assessment Program come in four categories: advanced, proficient, basic and below basic. Grade-level equivalence, which is required to be reported in next year’s results, contains scores in the basic and proficient ranges.
Student scores on Missouri’s standardized test remain below pre-pandemic levels
Students are showing “positive momentum” on state standardized tests, state education officials said Tuesday, though the results remain below pre-pandemic levels.  Commissioner … more
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E.J. Antoni of the Heritage Foundation testifies before a U.S. Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Oct. 24, 2023.
Trump taps economist from far-right foundation to head agency that tracks jobs numbers
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump nominated conservative economist E.J. Antoni to fill the top spot at the Bureau of Labor Statistics after abruptly firing the previous statistician following … more
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Marion County Record publisher Eric Meyer holds a copy of the paper featuring the headline “SEIZED … but not silence,” during a news conference at the newspaper office in 2023.
Q&A: Two years after police raid on Kansas newspaper, editor eager to set example with lawsuit
TOPEKA, Kansas — Two years after police staged a chilling raid on the Marion County Record, the newspaper’s owner-editor remains committed to the hard-hitting journalism that made him a … more
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Amy Moore, (right) director of the Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation, speaks at the National Cannabis Industry Association’s summit on March 28 in St. Louis. At left is Mitch Meyers, partner at BeLeaf Medical marijuana company.
Missouri cannabis regulators target rule breakers, predatory contracts
Missouri cannabis business owners who have had their license revoked for violating state rules could be prohibited from getting another license under proposed rules announced by state regulators last … more
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MO mental health expert sheds light on back-to-school struggles
As Missouri students gear up for a new school year, mental health experts said more than backpacks and bus schedules need attention, urging parents to focus on their child's  emotional and … more
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A member of the Missouri House flips through proposed Congressional maps during redistricting debate on Jan. 18, 2022.
Why congressional redistricting is blowing up across the US this summer
WASHINGTON — Fueled by President Donald Trump’s aims to bolster the U.S. House’s razor-thin GOP majority in the 2026 midterm elections, a  rare mid-decade redistricting fight … more
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 08: Supporters of Palestine demonstrate in Times Square against recent events between Israel and Palestinians that have resulted in deaths in both communities on April 08, 2023 in New York City. Raids by Israeli police on the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the most holy Muslim site in Jerusalem, have resulted in a surge in violence across the region in recent days.
When hospitals buy physician practices, prices go up
As more hospitals have gobbled up private physician practices, costs for childbirth and other services have gone up, according to a new study. Since the early aughts, the share of physicians in … more
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The Cole County Courthouse in downtown Jefferson City.
Missouri agency seeks dismissal of lawsuit alleging it punished a whistleblower 
The Missouri attorney general’s office is asking a Cole County judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging a state agency violated competitive bidding laws to steer lucrative technology contracts to a … more
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The Herzog Foundation operates out of a newly built headquarters in Smithville, Missouri.
Parents intervene in Missouri voucher lawsuit with help from Herzog Foundation leader
A trio of parents and a national advocacy group are seeking to intervene in opposition to a lawsuit filed by Missouri’s largest teacher’s union challenging the constitutionality of $51 … more
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Missouri Senate Majority Leader Cindy O'Laughlin, R-Shelbina, walks into the Governor's State of the State address Wednesday.
Missouri Senate leader says special session is ‘likely’ to redraw congressional map
Momentum is building for a special session of the Missouri Legislature to redraw the state’s eight congressional districts with the aim of gaining a seat for Republicans . Democrats will … more
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U.S. President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order during the “Winning the AI Race” summit hosted by All‑In Podcast and Hill & Valley Forum at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump signed executive orders related to his Artificial Intelligence Action Plan during the event.
Trump’s ‘truth seeking’ AI executive order is a complex, expensive policy, experts say
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump last week seeks to remove “ ideological agendas” from artificial intelligence models sold to the federal government, but it’s not … more
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KENOSHA, WISCONSIN- NOVEMBER 06: A school bus drives along a rural road on November 6, 2024 outside of Kenosha, Wisconsin. After a divisive election, America voted to return Donald Trump to the White House. The Democratic stronghold states in the upper Midwest, sometimes referred to as the "Blue Wall, " all voted to re-elect the former president and reflected a general dissatisfaction with the current political status quo.
New federal school voucher program poses a quandary for states: Opt in or opt out?
When President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, he gave state leaders — not federal regulators — the power to decide whether and how to participate … more
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