Tag: Missouri
Seven dead in ICE custody in Trump’s first 100 days as...
At least seven migrants have died in ICE custody since January, as the Trump administration expands detention and dismantles oversight across a system plagued by abuse, neglect, and inhumane conditions.
Three months after Missouri voted to make abortion legal, access is...
Are anti-abortion lawmakers strategizing to prevent a return of abortion services?
In blow to GOP narrative, Missouri cut to jobless benefits not...
“It’s almost as if the pandemic unemployment benefits weren’t the issue.”
Kansas City, Missouri implements Zero Fare Transit; first major US city...
While other cities such as Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, and Denver have floated around the idea, Kansas City is now the first U.S. city to offer fare-free transit.
Missouri’s last abortion clinic faces imminent closure. Meet one of the...
“This is harassment and attempted intimidation of doctors at the highest levels of government.”
Megadonor’s threat wasn’t enough to stop Missouri abortion ban
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday signed a bill into law that would ban abortion after eight weeks of pregnancy, defying a plea from a major megadonor.
Former county executive and chief of staff sentenced to prison
Michael Sanders defrauded political committees by converting campaign contributions for his personal use along with his then-chief of staff Calvin Williford.
Prosecutors drop felony charge after Missouri Governor resigns
In light of Eric Greitens’ recent resignation, the Missouri House committee is no longer pursuing impeachment proceedings against the former governor.
Missouri Governor indicted on another felony charge
While investigating the governor’s alleged crimes, a Missouri House committee is deciding whether or not to proceed with impeaching Greitens.
State of Missouri to execute Marcellus Williams despite exonerating DNA evidence
DNA evidence proves Williams’ innocence – Governor Greitens could commute his death sentence.
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Trump-GOP tax bill delivers $5 trillion to billionaires while slashing aid for working families
The legislation extends Trump-era tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy, adds new corporate giveaways, and revives controversial provisions targeting civil society, while gutting Medicaid and SNAP.
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The America we once knew...gone!
What are Erik Prince’s plans for the second Trump administration?
New plans from Erik Prince, a persistent figure in America’s private military complex, signal a wider push to privatize government functions in Trump’s second term.
NOAA will stop tracking costs of climate crisis-fueled disasters in wake of Trump cuts
The agency said updates will no longer be made to its Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database by the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), and that this information—which stretches back 45 years—would be archived.
GOP Medicaid cuts would drop millions from coverage while boosting tax breaks for the...
New Republican plan could strip 8.6 million Americans of healthcare while permanently enriching the ultra-wealthy through revived 2017 tax breaks.