Rachel Lippmann
ReporterLippmann returned to her native St. Louis after spending two years covering state government in Lansing, Michigan. She earned her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and followed (though not directly) in Maria Altman's footsteps in Springfield, also earning her graduate degree in public affairs reporting. She's also done reporting stints in Detroit, Michigan and Austin, Texas. Rachel likes to fill her free time with good books, good friends, good food, and good baseball.
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The claim against Southampton Community Healthcare is the result of testimony provided during a hearing in a lawsuit challenging the state’s limits on gender-affirming care for minors. -
The members of United Auto Workers Local 2250 were the first employees of General Motors to go on strike. They have since been joined by colleagues at 38 other GM and Stellantis facilities.
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After a Cole County judge invalidated the regulations in 2021, then-Attorney General Eric Schmitt decided not to appeal the case. Local governments, which had used their authority granted by the regulations to issue pandemic-era restrictions such as mask mandates, want the right to defend them in court.
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St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner was expected to resign June 1 but sent an e-mail to Gov. Mike Parson’s office that she was leaving Tuesday.
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Republicans scored big wins from Eric Schmitt in the U.S. Senate contest and Scott Fitzpatrick in the auditor’s race, but Democrats came out on top in Missouri’s only competitive state Senate contest and gained in the House.
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St. Louis Public Schools will make mental health support available to students and staff as long as it is needed.
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Illinois voters can register up to and including Election Day on Nov. 8.
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The most controversial of the bills that took effect Sunday put new restrictions on voting and voter registration, including a requirement to show a photo ID to cast a ballot.
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Though the change was approved in late June, it will not take effect until July 2023. That gives court officials time to make sure the computer system can handle the traffic, and to reinforce the importance of redacting personal or sensitive information.
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Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens was leading in most public opinion polls throughout the U.S. Senate contest. But his fortunes took a nosedive after third-party groups funded a flurry of negative advertisements highlighting abuse allegations from his ex-wife.
