By Sharon Austin, University of Florida Professor
• November 24, 2020
Women will gain at least 14 seats in the 117th Congress, setting a new record for female representation.
In 2018, the nation elected 127 women – and 48 women of color – to the House and Senate....
More than $3 million in CARES Act funds will be distributed to small businesses and restaurants in a second round of small-business relief grants as part of St. Louis County’s continued response to the...
As part of a stay-at-home advisory that went into effect last week and extends for three more weeks, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page and other county officials are encouraging residents to avoid gatherings...
By Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent
• November 22, 2020
The spread of the novel coronavirus in Missouri is “exponential and unyielding,” according to a Nov. 15 White House Coronavirus Task Force report urging the state to take stricter measures to help...
By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
• November 21, 2020
Almost half a million customers of Missouri’s regulated utilities were behind on their bills in September, and 185,000 were working on payment plans to catch up with past-due accounts.
That data, from...
By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
• November 20, 2020
A letter from the Missouri Hospital Association pleading for a state mask mandate was “not surprising,” Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday, as he repeated his opposition to statewide orders to limit...
By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
• November 19, 2020
issouri hospitals warned “the wolf is at the door” in a letter to Gov. Mike Parson pleading for him to issue a statewide mask order to combat the rapid spread of COVID-19.
Over the past two weeks,...
With COVID-19 cases overwhelming hospitals and reaching record highs for yet another day, starting today St. Louis County residents will be encouraged to stay home and only leave to go to work, school,...
By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
• November 17, 2020
COVID-19 cases among members and staff of the Missouri Senate will force it to postpone consideration of an emergency spending bill and pandemic liability protection, Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden...
A statewide association of restaurants will join a lawsuit challenging the indoor dining ban that St. Louis County Executive Sam Page ordered to go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, joining a lawsuit...
