Summer Ballentine
The Associated Press
Jefferson City, MO, United States
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Judge blocks Missouri rule that would limit transgender care
A Missouri judge has blocked a unique rule that would restrict access to gender-affirming healthcare for children and adults. → Read More
Judge blocks Missouri rule that would limit transgender care
A Missouri judge has blocked a unique rule that would restrict access to gender-affirming health care to children and adults → Read More
When states limit care, some trans people do it themselves
Transgender and non-binary Missourians are turning to do-it-yourself treatments as Republicans across the nation move to restrict gender-affirming health care → Read More
Judge puts Missouri rule limiting transgender care on hold
A Missouri judge has temporarily halted a first-of-its-kind rule restricting access to gender-affirming health care just hours before it was set to take effect → Read More
Unconstitutional: Judge strikes Mo. law that kept police from enforcing federal gun laws
A Missouri law banning local police from enforcing federal gun laws is unconstitutional and void, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. → Read More
Missouri House votes against limits on kids carrying guns
Missouri’s Republican-led House on Wednesday voted against banning minors from openly carrying firearms on public land without adult supervision.The proposal to → Read More
Missouri proposal goes farther than 'Don't Say Gay' bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — K-12 public school teachers and counselors would be largely outlawed from talking about LGBTQ people under a Missouri proposal more restrictive than what critics call Florid... → Read More
Gov. Parson calls for over $800 million to improve I-70
Gov. Mike Parson called on state lawmakers to set aside nearly $860 million to widen and improve traffic flow on Interstate 70. → Read More
Missouri GOP focused on raising bar to change Constitution
Top priorities in the legislative session that begins Wednesday will be making it harder to amend Missouri’s Constitution, sports betting, and education issues → Read More
New Missouri treasurer first person of color in state office
GOP Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday named Vivek Malek state treasurer, making him the first nonwhite statewide official in Missouri history.Malek, a 45-year-old imm → Read More
Cole County judge rules Hawley-led Attorney General's office broke record laws on purpose
A Missouri judge ruled that a state agency previously led by Republican Josh Hawley broke public record laws on purpose to help his U.S. Senate campaign.Cole Co → Read More
Schmitt, Valentine meet for the first time at the Missouri State Fair
Missouri’s Republican and Democratic U. S. → Read More
Missouri voters set to weigh in on recreational marijuana
Missouri voters are set to decide whether to allow recreational marijuana use in the state. → Read More
Kansas City struggles with Missouri over police funding
Leaders in largely Democratic Kansas City, Missouri, don’t control the city’s police department, hire the police chief or determine how the department spends its tax dollars. A 1930s-era law gives that power to a five-member board largely appointed by the Missouri governor, who since 2017 has been a Republican. → Read More
Missouri's answer to abortion law questions: Don't ask us
The Parson administration's response to questions from Missouri hospitals, doctors and prosecutors about the state's new abortion ban is to tell people to read the law and otherwise leave it to prosecutors to interpret → Read More
Some Missouri hospitals briefly halt emergency contraception
A large Missouri hospital chain briefly stopped providing emergency contraception amid confusion over whether the state's abortion ban could put doctors at risk of criminal charges for providing the medication, even for sexual assault victims. → Read More
Federal investigators look into fatal Missouri Amtrak accident
Amtrak’s Southwest Chief was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago Monday afternoon when it struck a dump truck and derailed at the crossing near Mendon. → Read More
Safety upgrades urged for site of Amtrak wreck that killed 4
Amtrak’s Southwest Chief was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago Monday afternoon when it struck a dump truck and derailed at the crossing near Mendon. → Read More
Official: Upgrades urged at Amtrak crash site, but no action
Amtrak’s Southwest Chief was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago Monday afternoon when it struck a dump truck and derailed at the crossing near Mendon. → Read More
Official: Upgrades urged at Amtrak crash site, but no action
Amtrak’s Southwest Chief was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago Monday afternoon when it struck a dump truck and derailed at the crossing near Mendon. → Read More