Jefferson City News Tribune

2 days ago | newstribune.com | Ronald Brownstein

One of the most powerful trends in modern politics is the growing separation between red and blue states. Now, the Supreme Court looks poised to widen that chasm. Over roughly the past decade, virtually all Republican-controlled states have rolled back rights and liberties across a broad front: banning abortion; restricting voting rights; censoring how teachers can discuss race, gender and sexual orientation; and prohibiting transition care for transgender minors.

2 days ago | newstribune.com | Rudi Keller

The first two days of the special legislative session called by Gov. Mike Kehoe to allocate state money for Kansas City sports stadiums, disaster recovery and unfinished spending bills have gone as well as could be expected. The Missouri Senate is poised for today's debates on all the legislation Kehoe wants passed. And that's when the legislation will move from friendly committees to a chamber compromised by clear Republican factional lines and simmering Democratic anger.

2 days ago | newstribune.com | Noah Feldman

A year can make a transformational difference in the life of an institution. That's what has happened at Harvard, where students and faculty gave President Alan Garber a standing ovation at commencement Thursday -- just a year after protests disrupted graduation ceremonies when hundreds of students walked out. A year ago, student speakers denounced the university's administration and its trustees, who were sitting behind them.

3 days ago | newstribune.com | Anna Campbell

Lincoln University has launched a new graduate program for those interested in public service, nonprofit and development leadership roles. The new online master of arts in community and economic development (MACED) program will begin in fall 2025.

3 days ago | newstribune.com | Greg Jackson

Greg Jackson is the assistant sports editor for the Jefferson City News Tribune. He covers sporting events for Jefferson City, Helias, Capital City, Blair Oaks and Calvary Lutheran high schools, as well as other surrounding Jefferson City-area schools and Lincoln University. He joined the News Tribune staff in May 2016 after spending seven years as the sports editor at the Fayette Advertiser and Democrat Leader. He is a Boonville native and a 2009 University of Missouri graduate.