Joan Bray

As the Missouri General Assembly is poised to give voters another chance to decide how to draw state House and Senate maps, one of the lesser-discussed…

Large rate increases for health insurance may be in the works for some Missourians this year, but we won’t know the final prices for a few months. Last…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. - Jeremy Scahill has made a career out of shattering conventional wisdom – whether it is the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 5, 2013 - During almost two decades together in the Missouri General Assembly, Republican Mike…

This article originally appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. - During almost two decades together in the Missouri General Assembly, Republican Mike Gibbons…

Numerous proposals to redraw Missouri’s State House and Senate district maps were delivered today to a six-judge panel in Jefferson City.The interested…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 12, 2011 - When Missouri judges hold their only public hearing Thursday before drawing up new…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 22, 2010 - A new proposal that could restart the process for a second nuclear power plant in…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 22, 2010 - As the state Legislature gathers Thursday for a special session, many of its members…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 14, 2010 - The Missouri House kicked off the last day of this session by approving the bill that…