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Friday, March 24, 2023 - The St. Louis American's 95th Anniversary Mar 24, 2023

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For nearly a century, the St. Louis American has been a trusted news source for Black St. Louisans. Rudolph Clay, an African-American Studies and Urban Studies Librarian at Washington University in St. Louis, talks about the paper's impact as it celebrates its 95th anniversary.

Thursday, March 23, 2023 - Private Pilots Help People Access Abortion Services Mar 23, 2023

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Increasingly restrictive abortion laws in many states have sent women traveling, in search of procedures and pills they can no longer legally get at home. A volunteer pilot organization is helping.

Wednesday, March 22, 2023 - Missouri Lawmakers Increasing Efforts to Restrict Trans Kids Mar 22, 2023

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Lawmakers and the Attorney General in Missouri are stepping up their efforts to restrict rights if transgender children. Like many other states, Missouri is seeking action to reduce the ability of trans minors to get gender affirming care and to participate in sports. (Rod Milam in for Wayne Pratt.)

Tuesday, March 21, 2023 - Missouri Senate gives first approval to transgender legislation Mar 21, 2023

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The Missouri Senate debated a few bills throughout the night that would place new restrictions on transgender youth in Missouri. Democrats filibustered the legislation into the morning, but after a short recess the senate gave first round approval to the bills.

Monday, March 20, 2023 - Lawmakers return to Jefferson City Mar 20, 2023

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This year’s Missouri legislative session has been moving bills faster than in previous years. Lawmakers quickly passed the supplemental budget which included pay raises for state workers and have moved forward on extending maternal Medicaid care, foreign ownership of farmland, parental bill of rights, state control of the St. Louis police department and creating a special prosecutor in St. Louis. Still to come are bills targeting transgender people.

Friday, March 17, 2023 - A new show at the Pulitzer has roots in Indigenous history Mar 17, 2023

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The first U.S. solo exhibition by Faye HeavyShield invokes the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, and the Mississippian mound building culture. She is a member of the Blackfoot Confederacy from the Kanai Nation in Alberta.

Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Missouri Republicans are part of a national trend of targeting transgender rights Mar 16, 2023

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Proposals affecting transgender Missourians have moved to the top of the Republican agenda in Jefferson City.

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 - Artists of color are expanding the view of Opera Theatre of St. Louis Mar 15, 2023

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Three works debut this week in an initiative to bring new voices to American opera. The effort focuses on artists excluded from predominantly white opera institutions in the past.

Tuesday, March 14, 2023 - Midwest states want to limit who can buy farmland Mar 14, 2023

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Legislation is being proposed at the federal and state level to restrict foreign ownership of farmland, especially by China. The scrutiny comes after a Midwestern project was scuttled by military concerns and the flight of a Chinese spy balloon across the U.S.

Monday, March 13, 2023 - East ‘Safe’ Louis? Mar 13, 2023

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The Illinois State Police says homicides in East St. Louis are roughly 30% over the last four years. The mayor wants that trend to continue.

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