Natalie Krebs
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Side Effects Public Media
Thirteen states across the U.S., including much of the Midwest, introduced bills this year that could give some rights to embryos and fetuses usually associated with people. None passed but people in the fertility world are concerned that lawmakers will try again and what that means for reproductive rights.
Tristen Rouse
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St. Louis Public Radio
Theo R. Welling
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St. Louis Public Radio
Eric Lee
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St. Louis Public Radio
Dan Zettwoch
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Missouri’s Medicaid enrollment has shrunk by around 200,000 people since last summer, as the state continues the process of undoing a COVID-era pause on eligibility checks. -
Speaker Mike Johnson says after consulting with U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner, Republican leadership has decided not to hold a vote on a bill that would renew the program without adding new states. -
Members of the LGBTQ community plan to rally on Saturday to protest Boeing’s sponsorship of Pride St. Louis. They’re calling on Pride to cut ties with Boeing because the company sells weapons to the Israeli military. -
A New York jury convicted Trump of falsifying business records to cover up an affair with adult film actress Stormy Daniels in the run-up to the 2016 election. -
Trump has been found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election, a historic verdict as Trump campaigns again for the White House. -
To date, only 4% of the money sought for projects to help the city of Cahokia Heights address its flooding and sewage crisis has been spent, according to an EPA analysis. -
Gabe Gore marked one year in office since taking over for Kim Gardner, who departed in 2023 while facing widespread criticism. -
The St. Louis Department of Health has placed a naloxone box outside its building near Soulard Market, the first of many boxes planned for throughout the city. The nasal spray blocks the effects of opioids in the body of someone who is overdosing. -
This year’s Missouri General Assembly session was defined by fighting among factions in the Republican Party amid campaigns for other offices ahead of the November general election. It resulted in a recent low for passing legislation. Most laws are still waiting a signature or veto from Gov. Mike Parson. -
The rules will affect new residential construction projects funded by the federal Housing and Rural Development agency. Now, lawmakers are pushing the agency that oversees the nation’s two largest mortgage backers to adopt similar measures.
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