(KTRS) – Missouri lawmakers are filing several bills that would make schools enforce gender-specific bathrooms and locker rooms. The bills come after protests at Hillsboro High School over a decision to allow a transgender teen’s use of a the girls locker room to change for gym class. One of the bills states that a student…
CHICAGO (AP) – Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner wants lawmakers to address Illinois’ worst-in-the-nation pension crisis “right away.” But despite a rare agreement between Rauner and Democratic Senate President John Cullerton, it’s unlikely a bill will advance anytime soon. Cullerton says it’s tougher than usual to pass a pension bill this year. That’s because of upcoming…
A law enforcement agency must have reasonable suspicion that there’s a danger to the applicant or others in order to object to a concealed carry permit application
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama will ask Congress for $755 million for cancer research in next year’s budget, bringing the total price tag for Vice President Joe Biden’s cancer initiative to $1 billion. Obama will release his final budget proposal on Feb. 9. The White House says the funds are for new programs at…
WHO estimates there could be up to 4 million cases of Zika in the Americas in the next year
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A second black member of the University of Missouri system’s governing board has resigned in a week, leaving no minority representation on the panel as the Columbia campus tries to mend from racial unrest. Gov. Jay Nixon on Monday confirmed the David Steward’s departure, which leaves three vacancies on the nine-member…
Donald Trump is hanging out in Iowa for now, possibly for a Monday night party if he wins
Chicago has been a focal point of gun violence since 2012
