By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent
• March 12, 2021
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announced Wednesday he will not run for the U.S. Senate in 2022.
“After intense, prayerful consideration (my wife and I) have decided to remain devoted to the...
VA St. Louis Health Care System has eliminated age requirements for enrolled veterans to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at its area vaccine clinics.
To date, close to 22,000 Missouri and Illinois veterans...
By Wicker Perlis, Missouri News Network
• March 12, 2021
JEFFERSON CITY — In an attempt to level the playing field for Missouri businesses, all online retailers could soon be required to pay sales taxes in the state.
Three bills attempting to do just that...
By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent
• March 11, 2021
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt announced Monday he will not seek a third term, a shock to Missouri’s political system that could set off a scrum to replace him next year.
In a message posted on social media, Blunt...
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services found high levels of the UK variant of COVID-19 in testing of wastewater at Coldwater Creek in North County this week. So far, the creek is the...
With the April 6 general municipal election less than one month away, it’s important that voters understand dates and deadlines that are quickly approaching.
The deadline for registering to vote in...
The Missouri Department of Transportation is alerting drivers to another upcoming lane shift at the Interstate 44 and Interstate 270 interchange as part of the ongoing new Meramec River bridge construction.
Crews...
With new cases of COVID-19 in what St. Louis County is calling “rapid decline” and vaccines becoming more widely available, the county is lifting certain restrictions intended to curtail the spread...
The Missouri Senate on Thursday passed Senate Bill 22, which reforms the use of tax-increment financing in flood plains.
Tax-increment financing allows a developer to refund or divert a portion of their...
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is leading a coalition of 12 states in filing suit against President Joe Biden’s administration over an executive order Biden signed that focuses on climate change,...
