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Eric Schmid/St. Louis Public RadioLittle has changed despite protests and petitions calling for the removal of statues and street names that honor people with ties to slavery, genocide and other atrocities. -
Carlos Moreno/KCURMissouri governor demanded the investigation of a journalist who alerted the state to a website security flaw, pegging the cost to the state at $50 million. Democrats say that number is unrealistic, and it’s not clear what the money would be used for.
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The vaccine mandate applies to state employees, contractors and vendors who work in congregate facilities and certain health care workers, school personnel and higher education employees. -
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones is one of a dozen U.S. mayors calling for local reparations to address the racial wealth gap by ending racist policies.
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Belleville is using tax increment finance money to close the deal even though Mayor Patty Gregory said the city would use a state grant to pay for the property.
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A lack of public input marked redistricting hearings.
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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch discovered a flaw that exposed Social Security numbers for more than 100,000 Missouri teachers and alerted the state before publishing its findings, but the state is calling the act an unauthorized hack.
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New rules require state inspectors to report violations directly to Medicaid auditors, which could jeopardize funding.
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During the tenure of Jennifer Tidball, the Department of Social Services faced criticism over its handling of reports of abuse and neglect at unlicensed youth residential facilities, and its failure to report missing foster kids.
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The departures include Commissioner of Administration Sarah Steelman and a change in the Department of Social Services.
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All active-duty soldiers in the Army are required to get the shot, and those who don’t will face disciplinary action.
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Missouri Solicitor General John Sauer said taxation-by-citation was “entrenched in St. Louis County” and it impacted poor, minority communities.
