Missouri

To Counter Missouri's Attacks on Abortion Care, Planned Parenthood Opens 'Mega-Clinic' in Neighboring Illinois

Pro-choice supporters and staff of Planned Parenthood hold a rally outside the Planned Parenthood Reproductive Health Services Center in St. Louis, Missouri, May 31, 2019

Refusing to Comply With 'Dehumanizing' Rules Any Longer, Missouri's Last Abortion Clinic Defies Regulators

Julia Conley, staff writer

A state-mandated, medically unnecessary exam prior to an abortion "is just assault," clinic officials say

'Wake-Up Call' Report Shows Black Drivers in Missouri 91 Percent More Likely to Be Pulled Over by Police

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

Black drivers in Missouri are 91 percent more likely to be pulled over by police than white drivers, according to a new report from the state's attorney general.

"The data should serve as a wake-up call for law enforcement officials, who...

Extreme Flooding Across Midwest 'Exactly In Line' With Scientific Warnings of Climate Crisis: Experts

Julia Conley, staff writer

"We are living climate change right now."

Missouri's Last Abortion Clinic Safe for Now Under Judge's Order, But Fight to Protect Roe 'Far From Over'

'A Public Health Crisis': With Deadline in 48 Hours, Missouri's Last Abortion Clinic Sues GOP Government to Remain Open

Abortion Laws in Saudi Arabia More Forgiving Than in Alabama: Report

As Republicans Target Roe, New Poll Shows Majority of Americans Don't Want Landmark Ruling Overturned

'This Is Not A Drill': Amid GOP Attack, Pro-Choice #StopTheBans Rallies Take Place Nationwide

Despite Inclusive Rhetoric, Corporations Back Extremist State Legislators Waging War on Women

Nationwide Protests and State Boycotts Planned Amid Wave of GOP Attacks on Abortion Rights

Overcoming 'Decades of Corruption and Systemic Racism,' Reformer Wesley Bell Ousts Prosecutor Who Let Michael Brown's Killer Off the Hook

Giving 'Hope to Workers Across the Nation,' Missouri Votes to Repeal GOP Attack on Unions

With 28-Point Flip, Democrat Wins Special Election in Missouri District That Went Huge for Trump

Here Are the Four Biggest Lies Trump Told in His Final Tax Scam Sales Pitch

Protests Erupt as Republicans Launch Nationwide Attack on Workers

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A Different Day For Ferguson

Declaring "we're all in this together," Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson, the new, black, homegrown police commander in Ferguson, ordered cops to remove SWAT gear and gas masks and then marched with protesters, prompting what observers called a stunning mood change in what had felt like a war zone hours before. Ordered by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to replace clueless, thuggish local police, Johnson said he understood "the anger and fear (of) residents... We all want justice, we all want answers."