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Near Eagle Pass, Texas, on Wednesday, the Missouri governor and top general of the Missouri National Guard touted the bill, which funds the deployment for 200 troops and 22 highway patrol officers.
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A bill that would improve health care access for Missouri women almost died in the House after some lawmakers conflated birth control legislation with abortion medication. -
A lawsuit by nearly 100 former detainees alleges Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice officials allowed rampant sexual abuse in its detention centers between 1996 and 2017. -
The breast milk dispensary at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in O'Fallon, Illinois, opened earlier this month. -
The legislation backed by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson will boost the minimum salary for teachers, change the formula for funding public schools and expands a tax-credit scholarship for private schools. -
OtherJuliet Simone and her mother, Rebecca Massie, shared their family’s story in a StoryCorps recording session in October 2023. -
The St. Louis Blues named Drew Bannister head coach, signing him to a 2-year-deal. He has been the team’s interim leader for half a season. -
The ethics committee dropped its investigation of Dean Plocher last week. But allegations of witness tampering linger as the legislative session nears its end. -
The upper chamber adjourned without taking up any bills despite a state constitutional deadline coming on Friday. That deadline has only been missed once, in 1997, -
The nonprofit purchased properties to renovate or demolish existing houses and to construct new ones like those in the housing development, a 20-home subdivision called Lansdowne Park. -
Bally Sports Midwest went dark for Comcast Xfinity customers on May 1. A reporter on the story says the dispute is just “the head of the snake” when it comes to Major League Baseball and television rights.
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