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Audio: National Weather Service forecasts potential relief from drought for Missouri

(Missourinet) – The weather outside has been frightful since the state has seen drought erase away those typically expected spring showers. The National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center says Missouri could be in store for a wetter-than-normal summer. There’s about a 50% chance that Missouri could see above-normal precipitation this summer, according to meteorologist Jayson […]

Flower Memorial at Central Visual High School in St. Louis following shooting (Photo by Revecca Rivas - Missouri Independent)

Republican states arm teachers, fortify buildings in another year of school shootings

(Missouri Independent) – As another school year defined by mass shootings ends in America, Republican-led state legislatures passed measures this session to fortify schools, create guidelines for active shooter drills and safety officer responses, and allow teachers to be armed. Firearm restrictions, however, were a nonstarter in red states trying to curb school shootings. The […]

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Missouri governor’s office hid plans on gender-affirming care, transgender athletes bills

(Missouri Independent) – When Missouri lawmakers passed bills restricting gender-affirming care and barring transgender athletes, many wondered: When will the governor sign the much-debated legislation? Representatives and senators signed up to receive alerts about the bills from the governor’s office and asked for signed copies of the legislation. People emailed, called, and sent handwritten letters to the governor […]

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Missouri begins distributing summer 2022 food benefits as deadline for 2023 application looms

(Missouri Independent) – Missouri began distributing pandemic-relief summer food benefits that were designed to cover summer 2022 just last week. Since last fall, thousands of families have been asking the state if and when they would receive the promised benefits, called summer Pandemic EBT — a federal COVID relief program administered by states.  The summer 2022 benefits […]