3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (685+ words) All 47 members of the U.S. Senate Democratic Caucus, 199 current House Democrats and 15 former House Republicans signed the friend-of-the-court brief opposing President Donald Trump’s policy to add several requirements to mail ballots. The U.S. Constitution “is unambiguous” in empowering states to run…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (756+ words) Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins speaks to reporters following Missouri Supreme Court arguments Sept. 2 (Annelise Hanshaw/MissouriIndependent).Attorney General Catherine Hanaway opened her response to Thursday’s Missouri Supreme Court decision with a quote from Benjamin Franklin “A republic, if…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1380+ words) This is the congressional district map passed in 2025 and used in the Aug. 4 primary. (Screenshot from Missouri House website). The court is being asked to stay the effect of Thursday’s Missouri Supreme Court decision that found People Not Politicians, the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (762+ words) An Ohio data analyst has identified one cause that could be a warning sign for the overall economy. About 720,000 Americans seemingly stopped looking for work between May and June alone, CNBC reported. And Policy Matters Ohio reports that 74,000 fewer people…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (711+ words) Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Powell (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).Judges of the Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday repeatedly pressed attorneys defending Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to explain why voters should not see a referendum on congressional redistricting…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (838+ words) The court on Wednesday heard arguments to overturn the decision of Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, who on Aug. 4 declared the initiative that would be Amendment 6 to be insufficient. Hoskins said it improperly covers more than one subject and changes…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (686+ words) Most of those children who initially had attorneys through funding provided by Congress still have access to lawyers because the Acacia Center for Justice and its network of 100 nonprofits have continued to represent the children without pay. But unaccompanied immigrant…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1603+ words) But decades of Missouri Supreme Court decisions offer clues about how the judges may approach it. A recent analysis of 37 state Supreme Court cases since the start of 2000 found the court looked to precedent as the major or controlling factor…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (796+ words) In an opinion from the conservative super-majority, the justices wrote that historic preservationists who sued to stop the project likely do not have standing and that the administration would be irreparably harmed by halting the construction. National security officials, including…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (317+ words) The order will allow for a feeding tube through Lakanwal’s nasal passage and into his stomach to provide nutrients; feeding through veins; or feeding through an already established tube connected to his stomach. The order does not allow for a…...