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Evan Vucci/APThe former president has been indicted on seven counts, including willful retention of information related to national defense and at least one false statements charge, a source tells NPR. -
Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public RadioOne bill restricts transgender youth under 18 from accessing certain forms of gender-affirming health care, while the other bill stops transgender athletes from participating in sport teams that align with their gender identity.
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After 7 years, Tishaura Jones' signature college savings account program has limited buy-in and an average account stuck at $73. -
Programs like College Kids represent a new, possible way to fight an old problem: multi-generational poverty.
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the recreational marijuana law nearly four years ago. It contained language that made hundreds of thousands of people eligible to have marijuana-related charges removed from their records.
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Headquartered at the Metro East base, the command will assume the role from the Defense Logistics Agency.
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Emails show Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick’s office completed its work on the amendment’s cost estimate, but Attorney General Andrew Bailey refused to give what has traditionally been considered perfunctory approval.
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Missouri regulators listed ZIP codes that qualify as having historic incarceration rates for marijuana offenses in the new cannabis rules. None are in north St. Louis where about half of the state’s Black population resides.
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Aldermen also discussed a bill to prohibit the open carry of firearms, which has encountered several challenges this week.
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St. Louis aldermen are planning to bring back a proposal that would provide tenants facing eviction with legal representation.
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The Illinois Legislature wrapped its 2023 spring session last week. Metro East Republicans say the state's budget promoted poor priorities, while local Democrats praised the session as highly successful.
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In total, the federal government allotted St. Clair County more than $50 million to help it respond to and recover from the public health emergency.
