(The Center Square) – An Illinois state lawmaker says a proposal to ban law enforcement from using biometric information systems would put crime-fighting efforts back in the Stone Age.
Submitting signatures to force a referendum on a state law is not enough to suspend a new state law, a Cole County judge ruled Friday in a decision that means Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map is in effect. The referendum petition submitted by the political action committee People Not Politicians could still put the law on […]
The US may be experiencing democratic backsliding. Around the world, nonviolent civil movements exist to support democracy and protect fellow citizens.
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate agreed to fund the Department of Homeland Security early Friday, without including funds for ICE and Border Patrol.
The Jefferson County Council on Monday chose Tim Bennett Jr. of Festus to fill the District 5 seat vacated by Scott Seek. Bennett will represe…
A plan to overhaul higher education funding by tying state aid to enrollment squeaked through the Missouri House on Thursday and faces strong opposition in the state Senate. The spending bill that would cut funding for some state universities by 40% or more passed the House 83-66 as 21 Republicans joined Democrats in opposition. A […]
(The Center Square) – U.S. House lawmakers Thursday discussed a proposed framework for reducing federal deficits and slowing the growth of the national debt.
Missouri lawmakers’ latest attempt to bar state and local officials from helping enforce certain federal gun laws collapsed in a House committee.
Despite several contested city and school board races and a proposed tax freeze, only about 10 percent of Jefferson County’s registered voters…
State colleges and universities face big changes in state funding under $50.3 billion budget for state operations.