(AP) Edmundo Sosa hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning, Tyler O’Neill made a running catch for the final out and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2. O’Neill led off the ninth with a single off Blake Treinen. O’Neill st...
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Missouri court strikes down public labor union restrictions
(AP) The Missouri Supreme Court has struck down a 2018 state law that imposed new requirements on some public sector labor unions. In a 5-2 ruling Tuesday, the Supreme Court said the law violated the constitution’s equal protection rights by exem...
Read More »Fewer 2020 traffic stops in Missouri, but disparity remains
(AP) Traffic stops — along with arrests resulting from those stops — declined sharply in Missouri last year due in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Black motorists were still far more likely to be pulled over and arrested. That’s accordin...
Read More »Griffith: Gas tax provides needed money for roads, bridges
You might want to get in the habit of saving your receipts at the gas pump. The just-passed 12.5-cent hike in Missouri’s gas tax will allow you to get a rebate if you hang onto your receipts. Lawmakers passed the measure even though voters said ‘no’ in...
Read More »Biden prioritizes US voting rights law as restrictions mount
(AP) President Joe Biden has used the 100th anniversary of Tulsa’s race massacre to plea for sweeping legislation in Congress to protect the right to vote. Biden’s message comes as Republican-led state governments pass new restrictions making it ...
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