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Standing in front of dozens of editors and reporters, Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard was asked if he believed the emails and daily schedules of legislators should be open to the public under the state’s Sunshine Law. “All ...

For a few days, at least, Missouri had the feel of a presidential battleground. With 52 Republican and 71 Democratic delegates at stake in its primaries, Missouri is a Top-20 state in terms of the potential prize for presidential contenders. ...

A quiet office in a busy entertainment district is a rare space for LGBTQ people to find help in times of crisis or to meet others for support and friendship. The Kansas City Anti-Violence Project’s new domestic violence and sexual ...

Missouri lawmakers’ effort to strip Planned Parenthood of any state money faces an uncertain path forward. While the House passed a budget last week that bars any entity that provides or counsels a woman to get a non-emergency abortion from ...

The federal government does not have to explain to a Nevada man why his wife — a grandmother and farmer in Mexico — has been denied entry to the U.S. for more than 20 years under “alien smuggling” rules, a ...

No one endured a longer time between nomination and confirmation as a Supreme Court justice than Louis Brandeis, the famed lawyer, political reformer and first Jewish justice. That could change soon if Republicans maintain their resolve not to confirm or even ...

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed on Friday a lower court’s decision denying immunity to the director of the Missouri Department of Corrections in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri. The ACLU challenged ...

In a rare ruling on comity principles, a federal judge dismissed the police department of Kansas City, Kansas, from a lawsuit by a bouncer who alleges he was shot by an off-duty officer at a club in Missouri. Senior U.S. ...

After a failed 37-hour filibuster by Democrats, the Missouri Senate on Thursday passed a proposal to add greater religious protections to the state constitution for some business owners and individuals opposed to gay marriage. Senators voted 23-7 along party lines ...

One restaurant chain that made its name off fresh bakery products is suing another, alleging federal trademark infringement for use of what it calls a confusingly similar advertising slogan. Great Harvest Bread Co. filed suit Thursday in federal court in ...

An anticipated enrollment decline of 1,500 students following protests that roiled the University of Missouri has forced the college to cut general revenue budgets by 5 percent and institute a hiring freeze to help close a projected $32 million shortfall. ...