By CATHERINE LUCEY, LISA MASCARO and JILL COLVIN , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump declared Friday he could keep parts of the government shut down for “months or even years” as he and Democratic leaders failed in a second closed-door meeting to resolve his demand for billions of dollars for a border…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Records obtained by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch show a political consultant directed state employees in the beginning of now-resigned Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ administration. The newspaper reports that adviser Austin Chambers in emails approved policy roll-outs and received drafts of Greitens’ State of the State address. An Associated Press message…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson’s administration received strong public pushback over a proposal to allow weapons in the Missouri Capitol. All 50 comments that came in between mid-November and mid-December said firearms should not be allowed in the Capitol, even if the owners had concealed carry permits, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported…
By JUAN A. LOZANO , Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — It was still dark outside when LaPorsha Washington drove her four daughters, including 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes, in the family’s silver car at 6:30 a.m. Sunday to a grocery store on the eastern outskirts of Houston. Each daughter was in her assigned seat in the family…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis County police chief has proposed a consolidation of city and county police departments. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar’s combined department would have 2,654 commissioned officers. The city now has 1,328 and the county has 1,006 officers. The proposal says the…
By JOSH BOAK , AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers dramatically stepped up their hiring in December, adding 312,000 jobs in an encouraging display of strength for an economy in the midst of a trade war, slowing global growth and a partial shutdown of the federal government. The Labor Department said Friday that…