The White House has beefed up its legal team. Its political team is ready to distract and disparage. And President Donald Trump is venting against Democratic prying. Trump’s plan for responding to the multiplying congressional probes into his campaign, White ...
Read More »Tribes accuse Corps of withholding pipeline study records
Tribes battling the Dakota Access oil pipeline in court are accusing the Army Corps of Engineers of withholding dozens of documents that could bolster their case that the pipeline could unfairly impact them. Many of the records that attorneys for ...
Read More »Proposed order on campus speech follows wave of complaints
President Donald Trump’s proposed executive order to protect free speech on college campuses follows a growing chorus of complaints from conservatives that the nation’s universities are attempting to silence their voices when they’re heckled, disinvited or their presence on campus ...
Read More »Missouri GOP lawmaker pitches alternative road repair plan
A member of the Missouri Senate’s Conservative Caucus is breaking from Republican Gov. Mike Parson and pitching a new plan to pay for road and bridge repairs. At issue is Parson’s proposal to borrow $350 million to pay to fix ...
Read More »Missouri moves to shutter suburban St. Louis day care center
Missouri is taking steps to revoke the license of a suburban St. Louis day care center after two of its workers were charged with abuse and the state will form a working group to examine child care issues, Gov. Mike ...
Read More »Hawaii is very liberal, but in no rush to legalize marijuana
On the political spectrum, Hawaii is among the bluest of states. Democrats control all the levers of power at the state and federal levels, and voters back Democratic presidential candidates over Republicans by some of the widest margins in the ...
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Read More »Columbia parents, teachers find support in special ed group
When Colton Rivera eats a Long John, he eats the chocolate frosting half and leaves the rest. “More than anything else, Colton is a 6-year-old boy who loves to play with trains,” said Sara Rivera, Colton’s mom. “Autism is just ...
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Read More »Science Says: People tend to believe informants like Cohen
We tend to believe informants like Michael Cohen, studies show and psychologists say. It doesn’t matter if the person is behind bars or has confessed to lying, as Cohen has: Juries usually believe an informant, said Jeffrey Neuschatz, a University ...
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Read More »Walmart to make ‘every effort’ to keep disabled greeters
After more than a week of backlash, Walmart is pledging to make “every effort” to find other roles for disabled workers who’d accused the retailer of targeting them as it prepares to eliminate the “people greeter” job at 1,000 stores. ...
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Read More »Midwest economy: February state-by-state glance
The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions. The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group uses the same methodology as the national survey to consult supply managers and business ...
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Read More »Missouri nonprofit hosts outdoor adventures for veterans
On a fall day in 2018, Eduardo Boom came close to making himself one of 22. The former U.S. Army helicopter door gunner was ready to end his life. Boom, 34, said he struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder as well ...
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