Jason Rosenbaum
Since entering the world of professional journalism in 2006, Jason Rosenbaum dove head first into the world of politics, policy and even rock and roll music. A graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Rosenbaum spent more than four years in the Missouri State Capitol writing for the Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri Lawyers Media and the St. Louis Beacon. Since moving to St. Louis in 2010, Rosenbaum's work appeared in Missouri Lawyers Media, the St. Louis Business Journal and the Riverfront Times' music section. He also served on staff at the St. Louis Beacon as a politics reporter. Rosenbaum lives in Richmond Heights with with his wife Lauren and their two sons.
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Since the 1960s, an unusual alliance in redistricting has brought Black and white lawmakers together to draw Missouri's 1st District to ensure Black voters can elect Black Democrats to congress. -
After many attempts, Missouri has expanded Medicaid coverage to an additional 275,000 people. That means big changes for those individuals, hospitals and the politics around Medicaid in the state.
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After Republican lawmakers in Missouri refused to implement voter-approved Medicaid expansion in the state, state Supreme Court justices say low-income individuals must have access to care.
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Missourians voted to expand access to health care to roughly 275,000 people in the state via Medicaid. The issue is now in court with state Republicans saying it's not up to voters to decide.
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The Director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources has died.
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The Missouri House has approved sweeping legislation that covers a wide range of law enforcement matters, most notably a provision that could make protesting in the middle of a street a felony.
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As some Missouri activists use ballot initiatives to circumvent the legislature, GOP lawmakers are working to dismantle them, and make it more difficult to put issues up for a statewide vote.
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Missouri lawmakers have made moves to undo voter-approved initiatives — and make it harder for constitutional amendments to be enacted. But efforts to curb the initiative petition process are getting bipartisan pushback.
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How the courts act could depend on what Gov. Mike Parson's administration does over the next few months.
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St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones took her oath of office on Tuesday, promising to transform a city that's long struggled with a vexing racial divide and economic decline.
