Missouri Independent
COVID Cases Among Children Rising as Missouri Delta Variant Wave Enters Fifth Month
One effect of the Delta variant wave is that children are a much larger share of recent COVID-19 cases, just as the school year begins.
Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Focus on Inequity in Education, Not Critical Race Theory
Educators, students and advocates urged state lawmakers Monday afternoon to focus on tackling larger issues of inequity across education rather than latch onto the academic concept of critical race theory
Lawmakers Say Special Session Likely Unneeded to Fund Missouri Medicaid Expansion
Legislative leaders of both parties say that a special session is probably not needed to appropriate additional funds following a court order to begin covering Missourians who are eligible under voter-approved Medicaid expansion.
After Pressure from Cori Bush, Feds Order Eviction Ban in Areas With High COVID Rate
Federal health officials on Tuesday announced a new, narrower moratorium on evictions through Oct. 3, which would protect struggling renters in areas of the U.S. that have been hit hardest by soaring COVID-19 infection rates.
Missouri’s Eviction Crisis Could Be a ‘Humanitarian Tragedy,’ Advocates Say
The federal eviction moratorium ended Saturday, and distribution of rental assistance has been slow in Missouri.