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A grand jury indictment unsealed on Thursday accuses St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed, as well as former Alderman John Collins-Muhammad and Alderman Jeffrey Boyd, of taking payments in return for their support for development deals.
Abortion providers in southern Illinois are bracing for an expected U.S. Supreme Court ruling that would strike down Roe v. Wade. If that happens, states will be able to ban the procedure. Hope Clinic and other providers in the Metro East are preparing to assist tens of thousands of new patients from across the country.
In 2019, Missouri's legislature passed arguably the most important law restricting abortion rights in the state’s history — banning most abortions if Roe v. Wade is overturned. Now that moment appears to be imminent.
Abortion-rights activists say their best hope to roll back a ban if Roe v. Wade is overturned could be at the federal level.
Missouri lawmakers will head back to Jefferson City this week for the final days of the 2022 session.