Perryville Republic Monitor
WEBGary Schaaf, former Perry County sheriff, dies at age 67. The community is mourning the death of former Perry County Sheriff Gary Joseph Schaaf, 67, who died Monday, Aug. 19 at his home. He was born Oct. 1, 1956, in Perryville to Alvin W. "Mousie" and Naomi ….
New federal lawsuit pins blame for inmate’s death on Missouri …
WEB19 hours ago · Missouri corrections officers drenched an inmate with pepper spray and ignored his pleas for help for four hours, responding only when his screaming stopped as he died in the Tipton Correctional …
The Fed says its long-awaited rate cut is apolitical, even close to …
WEB13 hours ago · The Federal Reserve’s first key interest rate cut in four years coincides with another major four-year event: the homestretch of the presidential election. Fed Chair Jerome Powell downplayed the …
Abortion clinics — and patients — are on the move as state laws …
WEB13 hours ago · Soon after a series of state laws left a Planned Parenthood clinic in Columbia, Missouri, unable to provide abortions in 2018, it shipped some of its equipment to states where abortion remained …
Additional security will be in place for Jan. 6, 2025 certification of ...
WEB6 days ago · A pro-Trump mob breaks into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images).WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol Police are welcoming a special security designation from the Department of Homeland Security for Jan. 6, 2025, when Congress will gather to certify the Electoral College vote count for the winner of the presidential election.
Missouri tax revenues declining in first months of fiscal year, …
WEB2 days ago · House Budget Chair Cody Smith, R-Carthage, summarizes his budget proposal to reporters in March. State revenues fell in the first portion of the fiscal year, raising concerns about future tax receipts.
States are pushing back with anti-labor laws as union popularity …
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Growing union organizing across the country has triggered an anti-labor legislative response in some states, but cities and counties are increasingly pushing back, a new report found. The report, …
A look at how federal plans could make the costs of housing more ...
WEBAug 20, 2024 · The Biden administration and the Harris campaign are making their housing policy case to the American people as Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump compete for voters’ trust on economic issues (Spencer Platt/Getty Images).As renters and would-be homeowners struggle with the high cost of housing, the Biden administration has announced policies to address this strain ...
Most workers make about the same as before the pandemic — …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · (Spencer Platt/Getty Images).The typical U.S. worker’s pay is about the same as it was in late 2019, after accounting for inflation. But workers in some states have seen sharply higher earnings, especially in scenic areas that are appealing to remote workers and have labor shortages.
Struggle for control of Congress intensifies as presidential contest ...
WEBAug 15, 2024 · In this year’s battle for control of Congress, Republicans aim to increase their slim majority in the House of Representatives and flip the Senate, while Democrats are hoping to hang onto their majority in the upper chamber and regain control of the House (Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom).WASHINGTON — The 2024 battle for control of Congress centers on just a handful of Senate races and ...
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