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The legislation contains other tax provisions, including eliminating the state sales tax on diapers and feminine hygiene products. -
The number of people waiting in jail to be transferred to state mental health facilities reached an all-time high in February. -
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a lawsuit in 2023 along with attorneys general from Kansas and Idaho aimed at overturning guidelines for greater access to the medication abortion pill. The Trump administration will defend an earlier decision that affirms those guidelines. -
While the Missouri legislature is accountable to the state’s sunshine law, lawmakers can still find loopholes to get around it. -
35% of customers could see significant increases in water utility rates, while 65% may see slight decreases. -
House Bill 595 also prohibits local governments from enacting laws that restrict landlords from using income-qualifying methods or from limiting the maximum security deposit that may be required of tenants.
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Three months ago, President Trump signed an executive order telling white Afrikaans South Africans they could apply for refugee status in the U.S. The first group has been swiftly processed and is set to arrive on U.S. soil Monday -
Pope Leo XIV was born and raised in Chicago. He is of French, Italian and Spanish descent. He spent years working as a missionary in Peru. -
The escalation began after India accused Pakistan of being behind an attack where gunmen killed 26 people, mostly tourists, in India-administered Kashmir on April 22. Pakistan denies it.
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