This article originally appeared in the Fall 2019 edition of The Missouri Times Magazine. The debate about the cost of Medicaid has raged since the…
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Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe honored several law enforcement officials at a Medal of Valor ceremony in St. Louis Thursday. In all, nearly 30 law enforcement…
More than 6,000 untested sexual assault kits have been found throughout Missouri after an audit from the Attorney General’s Office reviewed inventory from hospitals, law…
Schmitt pushes for tougher laws on carjacking and the removal of residency requirements With the upcoming legislative session on the horizon, Attorney General Eric Schmitt…
Greg Mermelstein has been selected as the interim director of the Missouri public defender system. Mermelstein was named to the position by the State Public…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — In what officials called the “start of a process,” Missouri launched an educational campaign regarding the health risks of vaping geared…
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) confirmed Thursday evening a second person has died from a vaping-related illness. The woman, who was…
Missouri — specifically the state’s new abortion law and licensing fight with a St. Louis Planned Parenthood — was at the forefront of a congressional…
The number of individuals who have experienced homelessness in Missouri has dropped in recent years, according to a new study from the Missouri Housing Development…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — After more than an hour of debate, Newbridge Retirement Community’s request for a new 94-bed assisted living community was approved by…