Missouri General Assembly
Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Focus on Inequity in Education, Not Critical Race Theory
Educators, students and advocates urged state lawmakers Monday afternoon to focus on tackling larger issues of inequity across education rather than latch onto the academic concept of critical race theory
‘Defund the Police’ was Designed to Provoke a Response. In Missouri, it Worked
Republican lawmakers have responded with outrage to moves in Kansas City and St. Louis to reshuffle police funding.
Missouri Gov. Parson Abandons Plans to Implement Voter-Approved Medicaid Expansion
Missouri will not expand Medicaid coverage to working-age adults on July 1 because lawmakers refused to include funding for the health care program in the state budget.
Gas Tax Increase On Its Way to Governor After Clearing Missouri House
The Missouri House has approved a 12.5-cent gas tax increase that would take effect over the next five years. It would be the first tax increase that would go into effect on a governor’s signature and without a statewide vote in 28 years.
Scramble Starts for Missouri’s Share of Federal COVID-19 Cash
With Missouri in line for almost $3 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds, cities, schools and other agencies are making pitches for projects using aid from the American Rescue Plan.
Voters Repeal Clean Missouri Redistricting Plan They Enacted in 2018
Missouri voters on Tuesday repealed a constitutional amendment they enacted in 2018 that would have required legislative districts be drawn to ensure partisan fairness.
Nick’s Picks: Reopening the Economy, Getting Tested, Pandemic Primary
Kansas and Missouri are taking steps to reopen the economy as questions about how to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic linger.
Getting Out, Staying Out
Missouri and Kansas are struggling to reduce recidivism, which is a major contributor to overcrowded prisons.
Steamboat Arabia Seeks New Quay
curiousKC tapped David Hawley, founder of Steamboat Arabia to help answer a question about the museum’s future.
McCaskill Debates Hawley, Justus is Running (Again), and Heading to Oz
KCPT’s Nick Haines, executive director of public affairs and Week in Review host, picks out the big stories of the week ahead and the interesting stories you may have missed. Trump and Pence All In 48 Hours How rare is it for us to get this much national political attention? In the span of 48 hours,…