Stories by Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent
Recreational Marijuana Makes it on the Missouri Ballot in November
The initiative petition, bankrolled by the medical marijuana industry, appeared to be short the minimum number of valid signatures last month
by Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent
August 9, 2022
Parson Signs $4.6B Spending Plan, House Approves Bill Targeting Medicaid Expansion
First Bill of the Legislative Session
by Multiple Reporters
February 25, 2022
Confusion Around COVID Ruling Swirls as Two Missouri School Districts End Semester Early
Local health officials say they’re still waiting on guidance from the state on how to interpret a recent court ruling, and one health department requested to intervene in the case
by Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent
December 15, 2021
Judge Rules Against AG Challenge to Masks in Missouri Schools. Columbia Case Continues
If the attorney general’s office wants to challenge school mask rules across the state, it will have to do so with individual cases
by Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent
September 28, 2021
Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Focus on Inequity in Education, Not Critical Race Theory
Former educators said they have never encountered the teaching of critical race theory in their classes
by Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent
August 24, 2021
Lawmakers Say Special Session Likely Unneeded to Fund Missouri Medicaid Expansion
Supplemental funding can likely wait until the next regular session that starts in January
by Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent
August 11, 2021
After Outrage Over Unused Vaccines at Rural Clinics, Parson Vows More KC, St. Louis Events
Doses Unused, Wasted at Rural Events Last Week
by Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent
March 2, 2021
‘Just Not Enough People’: Health Care Workers Face Fatigue as COVID-19 Surges
Staffing Shortage Becoming Critical
by Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent
November 13, 2020