SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The prospects that Illinois’ nearly yearlong budget stalemate will soon end are quickly diminishing even though Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner says he’s still “hopeful” for a deal. Legislative leaders were meeting with Rauner Thursday afternoon. But Democrats have so far ignored Rauner’s calls for compromise. House Democrats have approved their own…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s Republican legislative leaders and more than 100 others say they oppose the Obama administration’s directive on transgender student bathroom access. Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder first sent a letter opposing the guidance that public schools allow students to use restrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identity. Kinder on…
The Senate has until mid-June to review the files
Stanton, MO (KTRS)  Meremec Caverns most likely won’t be open in time for the holiday weekend. Officials say this is because of potential harmful vapors that the EPA discovered last year. Meramec Caverns president and director of operations Lester Turilli says he has been frustrated by the pace of the Environmental Protection Agency’s oversight of the…
( KTRS ) Illinois public schools could receive a $700 million increase to battle poverty under a budget plan proposed by the House majority leader. Democrat Barbara Flynn Currie’s legislation includes more than $5 billion for K-12 education. $700 million of that has been designated for “equity grant” funding. The spending plan would force Republican…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Democratic-led Illinois House passed a budget for next year in defiance of Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s wish for pro-business legislation he wants. Republicans howled in protest Wednesday after Democrats stopped debate on the budget plan and voted to pass it 63-53 vote. The state has been without a spending plan…
( KTRS ) One suspect is facing charges connected to a fatal carjacking on Washington Avenue in downtown St. Louis over the weekend. Police say that 19-year-old Ross Randolph of Belleville , IL. was one of two men involved in the shooting death of Brandi Hill. Investigators say the suspects approached Hill’s car, pulled passenger…
(KTRS) – If you procrastinated in filing you tax returns, you may be waiting a while to get a refund from Missouri. The Post-Dispatch reports waits for refunds could extend to ten weeks. The Department of Revenue says they are trying to crack down on fraudulent returns and that is slowing the process. In 2014,…
