1+ year, 3+ week ago  (1150+ words) On National Agriculture Day in March, newly-appointed Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin laid out a lofty goal during a visit to a farm outside of St. Louis. "I would love to see, "I love EPA, I love Trump EPA,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (958+ words) The first bill to clear the Missouri House this year would open the door for health care providers to face the death penalty'if they don't provide life-saving care to a baby born after an attempted abortion. The legislation also opens…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1012+ words) A $250, 000 earmark in Missouri's budget for a nonprofit founded by former Gov. Mike Parson " including money drawn from a federal program designed to help low-income families " raised red flags for Democratic lawmakers Wednesday, who questioned how and why the money…...

3+ hour, 17+ min ago  (836+ words) The U. S. Supreme Court dealt a major blow to the Voting Rights Act Wednesday, a move that could conceivably provide a green light for Missouri lawmakers to convert a St. Louis-based congressional district into a more Republican seat. But there is…...

16+ hour, 21+ min ago  (468+ words) Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is not ruling out putting statewide ballot initiatives in the August primary instead of the November general election. As of Tuesday, Missourians are slated to vote on five measures in November. They include proposals to: Kehoe…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (518+ words) The Missouri House is ready to follow Congress when it decides the future of daylight saving time. Representatives voted 107-31 on Tuesday on a bill specifying that if Congress moves to permanently stick with daylight time, Missouri would immediately have to…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (48+ words) Kansans hoping for a break on their property taxes will have to wait. The legislative session adjourned with Republicans unable to compromise on property tax reform. Sherman Smith, editor-in-chief of the Kansas Reflector, joined KCUR's Up To Date to provide…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (952+ words) Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed the main property tax bill passed by the Kansas Legislature, meaning no substantial property tax reform was passed this session. Lawmakers have gone home for the year, so they can't come back and override the…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (152+ words) Flint Development, based in Prairie Village, has sold a warehouse in Texas to the U. S. Department of Homeland Security to be used as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility. The warehouse could hold up to 8, 500 people, and was sold for…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (183+ words) Interim Jackson County Executive Phil Le Vota spoke with KCUR's Up To Date on Friday about why he jumped into this year's election for a full term, despite repeatedly promising not to. Then, hours later, Le Vota announced he would…...