After hearing complaints about streets filled with cars with expired temporary license tags, the mayor of St. Charles, Mo., invited his constituents to send in photos of bad plates. He received more than 4,100 in a year — from a city of about 71,000 people. A Washington, D.C., Council member wants to make it easier […]
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Biden’s Student Loan Repayment Plan Is Being Challenged. Here’s What to Know.
When President Biden announced his plan to provide student debt relief for 43 million borrowers nearly two years ago, there was a piece to his program that attracted less attention: a new student loan repayment program that would cut monthly payments in half for millions. The repayment program, called SAVE, was meant to become a […]
Read MoreMissouri’s Anti-LGBTQ Attorney General Can Now Access Medical Records
He also, early in his career as a state legislator in Florida, was allegedly involved in a “points game,” in which he and other Republican lawmakers earned points for sleeping with women, with one point for doing so with a lobbyist, three points for a fellow legislator, six for a married fellow legislator, and so […]
Read MoreAnti-Trans Missouri A.G. Can Now Access Trans People’s Medical Records
He also, early in his career as a state legislator in Florida, was allegedly involved in a “points game,” in which he and other Republican lawmakers earned points for sleeping with women, with one point for doing so with a lobbyist, three points for a fellow legislator, six for a married fellow legislator, and so […]
Read MoreCourt Allows Anti-Trans A.G. to Access Planned Parenthood Records
He also, early in his career as a state legislator in Florida, was allegedly involved in a “points game,” in which he and other Republican lawmakers earned points for sleeping with women, with one point for doing so with a lobbyist, three points for a fellow legislator, six for a married fellow legislator, and so […]
Read MoreBlack Boy Suffering From PTSD After Doorbell Shooting Incident, Trial Looms
Ralph Yarl, the 17-year-old Black teen who was shot and injured after ringing a white man’s doorbell by accident, spoke out a year after the incident. As his shooter’s trial slowly approaches, the teen described how he still lives with the trauma of that awful night. Small Town Horror Story: The “Suicide” of Sandra Bland […]
Read MoreSwing-State Republicans Embrace Trump’s New Abortion Stance
Multiple Republican candidates in swing-state races aligned themselves with former President Donald J. Trump after he said abortion access should be left up to the states, avoiding mention of a national ban and laying bare the party’s rift over the issue. The pivot was particularly pronounced among at least a couple G.O.P. contenders for the […]
Read MoreTrump’s Abortion Calculus, and ‘Deepnudes’ in Schools
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Read MoreOklahoma’s Booming Film Industry Has Texas’ Attention
For a very brief moment, Taylor Sheridan’s hit television series starring Sylvester Stallone had the working title “Kansas City Mob.” But at the time, Missouri had no state funding for film subsidies. “Tulsa King” was born. “We had the incentive, so we got the name,” said Rachel Cannon, the founder of Prairie Surf Studios in […]
Read MoreHe’s on Death Row for Murders. Prison Workers Say He Should Be Spared.
Among those asking Missouri’s governor to spare the life of Brian Dorsey, who was convicted of two murders and is set to be executed on Tuesday, were Roman Catholic bishops, law professors and national mental health groups. There was also a less expected cohort seeking clemency: more than 70 current and former prison workers who […]
Read MoreIllinois and Other States Get Ready for 2nd Total Solar Eclipse in 7 Years
It is rare for a total solar eclipse to hit the same place twice — once every 366 years on average. In 2019, this happened in the Pacific Ocean, far west of the coast of Chile. By a stroke of luck, the next one will span a region of about 10,000 square miles that includes […]
Read MoreMissouri AG Andrew Bailey Accused Of ‘Racial Bias’ After Blaming DEI For Viral Fight Involving Black Teen
NewsOne Featured Video Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey arrives to testify during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on January 10, 2024. | Source: Bill Clark / Getty Earlier this month, a video went viral on social media that showed a brutal fight between teenagers on a residential street near Hazelwood East High School in […]
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