A petition seeking to place abortion rights in the Missouri Constitution collected more than double the number of signatures needed to place the issue on the...
It’s been over a week since Congress put the finishing touches on a foreign aid package to help Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.And while much of the...
A tip line created by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to collect complaints about gender-affirming care received thousands of responses before it was shut down in...
Illinois voters could be asked this November whether millionaires should be taxed more, whether insurance policies in Illinois should be required to cover in vitro fertilization...
Editor’s note: This story was originally published in the Belleville News-Democrat.A recently-published report outlines what the city of Cahokia Heights has done to obtain state and federal...
In 1977, then-President Jimmy Carter signed into law the Community Reinvestment Act, a federal law that sought to wipe away the last vestiges of racial discrimination...
Local governments in Missouri spent just 11% of the millions in opioid settlement payouts they had received through the end of 2023, according to the state...
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office pushed to expand coverage of high-priced weight-loss drugs for state government’s workforce, a quiet maneuver which could cost Illinois taxpayers hundreds...
The Midwest March for Life at the Missouri Capitol had a different tone this year. It was about fighting.Nearly two years ago, the crowd celebrated Missouri...
Four gubernatorial nominations to state boards have been withdrawn by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson because of opposition by state Sen. Steve Roberts, the governor’s spokesperson said...