Eric Lee
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St. Louis Public Radio
The Healthcare Protection Act passed the Illinois House last week. Now, it's headed to the Senate. Gov. J.B. Pritzker and state lawmakers say the legislation will put power in the hands of patients and their doctors.
Eric Lee
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St. Louis Public Radio
Eric Lee
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St. Louis Public Radio
Brian Munoz
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St. Louis Public Radio
Dan Zettwoch
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The Illinois House also passed measures providing climate change-related professional development for teachers if funding is allocated; expanding pregnancy-related care, as well as adding transparency and reporting measures to prisoner medical release hearings. -
The levies that help fund Missouri's Medicaid program are being held up by members of the Senate Freedom Caucus who want two other bills finished before they will promise not to filibuster its passage. -
The governor is pushing his proposal as some teacher unions are amping up pressure on lawmakers to "undo" a 2011-era pension law they allege runs afoul of federal retirement law. -
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker celebrated a partial legislative victory late last week when the House passed his initiative to end some practices health insurance companies use to control the amount and cost of health care services individual patients receive. -
A major piece of unfinished business is a proposed ballot item that would make it more difficult to amend the state constitution. -
Despite Missouri and Illinois reporting fewer traffic-related deaths in 2023, more than 40,000 people were killed in traffic-related incidents across the U.S. last year. -
After months of delay, the House approved about $95 billion worth of foreign aid. -
Supporters of a ballot initiative legalizing sports betting said they have gathered more than 300,000 signatures — roughly 171,000 are needed to make the 2024 ballot. -
The problem, according to Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, is the products in question — such Delta-8 edibles and vape pens — are not clearly labeled to indicate that they’ll get you high. -
The Missouri House's debate largely focused on Bayer, the company with U.S. headquarters in St. Louis that purchased Monsanto — the original manufacturer of RoundUp pesticide.
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