When will adequately funding Missouri public schools become a legislative priority?
(PeopleImages/iStock Images) Even when Missouri lawmakers fund public schools in accordance with the state’s foundation formula, the level is still…
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Union fight erupts at Missouri cannabis dispensary after 12 workers fired
Greenlight Dispensary workers in Springfield who were fired earlier this month have been protesting for more than a week. Workers…
Missouri Republicans scramble to launch late campaigns on two ballot measures
Voter turnout is the biggest unknown for the November election. There is only one statewide race, for state auditor, and…
The signs offer quick cash for homes. But states want more oversight.
A collection of signs advertising cash for homes is shown earlier this month at an event in Kansas City, Missouri,…
Missouri should take the time to get its next education commissioner right
The Missouri State Board of Education discusses a proposed change to the state’s standardized test during its meeting on March…
Diesel prices shoot upward as top farm-state GOP senator begs Trump for export embargo
Sen. Chuck Grassley, a Republican from Iowa, is urging President Donald Trump to embargo diesel fuel exports as rising costs…
Missouri’s ‘unprecedented’ budget vote leaves schools around Kansas City in the lurch
A student at Ingels Elementary School in the Hickman Mills School District. Superintendent Dennis Carpenter said he’s disappointed by the…
Missouri election officials begin mailing ballots as they await ruling on congressional map
Absentee voting for people who cannot get to the polls begins Tuesday in Missouri. Election officials are waiting for a…
Fed raises interest rates for first time in 3 years, battling persistent inflation
Kevin Warsh, now chair of the Federal Reserve, testifies during his Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs confirmation…
How anti-bribery laws apply to Trump’s promise of $5,000 payments if Republicans keep control of Congress
President Donald Trump speaks at the RNC midterm convention in Dallas on Sept. 9, 2026. Eric Lee/Pool photo via AP…
At midterm convention, Trump pledges cash to voters if Republicans hold Congress
President Donald Trump speaks on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on…
Missouri schools deserve better than a single letter grade
A classroom at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in South Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 12, 2024 (Spenser Heaps/Utah News…
Trump’s beef import plan: The trade off facing Missouri farmers and consumers
USDA Supervisory Agricultural Meat Graders at the annual national beef correlation event, Aug. 13, 2019. In 2019, the top four…
Looming ballot deadline complicates GOP appeal of Missouri redistricting decision
Missouri Republicans want the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule a decision of the Missouri Supreme Court ordering a congressional election…
Labor unions are growing, but where depends on state politics
Members of Virginia Professional Firefighters association hold signs during their biannual convention in May to protest Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s…
Election experts see few legal options for Trump to meddle with polling places
Karen Kost took part in the North Dakota primary election early voting available June 3, 2026, at City Hall in…