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The legislation includes many changes to state elections, including restoring voting rights to some parolees and allowing the use of campaign dollars for child care.

Included in the budget is $4.2 billion for the K-12 public school foundation formula, more than $376 million in school transportation funding and $60 million for the state's private school voucher program.

According to the American Lung Association, the St. Louis area experienced an average of 10 high-ozone days each year between 2022 and 2024.

The long-awaited National Memorial of Military Ascent will officially open to the public on June 6 in Grafton.

The White Rock Nature Preserve in Monroe County, a popular hiking spot south of St. Louis, will nearly triple in size with the latest purchase of 965 acres.

Missouri would keep the back-and-forth system unless Congress opts for permanent daylight saving time.

On Thursday, the House rejected the Senate version of the operating budget which will send it to a conference committee to work out a compromise.

Young people are at risk for kratom abuse, said PreventED’s Jenny Armbruster. Missouri’s attorney general called the kratom compound 7-OH “deadly.”

The proposed constitutional amendment gives lawmakers five years to expand transaction-based taxes to make up for revenue lost by eliminating the state income tax.

Legislation approved by the House on Monday would target people who share deepfakes of a child and ban social media for children under 16 who don't have parental consent.