|
WASHINGTON — The United States lost 92,000 jobs in February, edging unemployment up slightly according to the latest employment figures released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
…
more
By Ashley Murray
States Newsroom
|
3/6/26
|
|
WASHINGTON — House Republicans and a handful of Democrats followed the Senate in blocking a measure Thursday to stop President Donald Trump from furthering the war in Iran without authorization …
more
By Ashley Murray
States Newsroom
|
3/6/26
|
|
By Hasina Shah
|
3/6/26
|
|
As Missourians prepare to “spring forward” for the return to daylight saving time on Sunday, March 8, State Fire Marshal Tim Bean reminds them to use the time change as a reminder to check smoke …
more
3/5/26
|
|
This week's Backward Glance relays a wild local story from the 1890s in which the petrified body of a woman- who’s origins were majorly debated- was “found” and displayed for large crowds to …
more
3/5/26
|
|
A revised property tax overhaul proposes to lower the minimum school levy — the lowest tax a district can impose and still qualify for state aid — by up to 20%, the first cut since …
more
By Rudi Keller
Missouri Independent
|
3/5/26
|
|
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe’s request to grade public schools on an “A” through “F” scale is pushing House lawmakers to approve legislation some think isn’t quite ready.
…
more
By Annelise Hanshaw
Missouri Independent
|
3/5/26
|
|
A supplemental spending bill pushing total state appropriations for the fiscal year to almost $55 billion was the first legislation sent to Gov. Mike Kehoe in this year’s session when …
more
By Rudi Keller
Missouri Independent
|
3/5/26
|
|
Missouri lawmakers Wednesday once again discussed a request for $294.6 million — including $35 million in state general revenue — to help the state implement federally mandated changes to …
more
By Steph Quinn
Missouri Independent
|
3/5/26
|
|
WARRENSBURG – The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office was one of the first 15 communities to receive the Missouri Department of Public Safety’s Blue Shield Designation for 2026 on Friday, Feb. …
more
By Hasina Shah hasina.shah@warrensburgstarjournal.com
|
3/4/26
|
|
The proposal to eliminate the state income tax is moving to the Missouri House floor following a party-line committee vote Wednesday.
The 7-3 vote on Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe’s …
more
By Rudi Keller
Missouri Independnet
|
3/4/26
|
|
Don Mayhew believes in the free market.
“We have choice in a lot of different things. Go to a grocery store — there’s four different brands of green beans you can buy,” said Mayhew, a …
more
By Jana Rose Schleis
KBIA
|
3/4/26
|
|
When Mark Ludwig lost shared custody of his son more than a decade ago, his life fell apart.
“The devastation of losing my son who was my sole purpose in life, I couldn’t …
more
By Anna Spoerre
Missouri Independent
|
3/4/26
|
|
A bill that would ban three-cueing and establish new reading assessments was discussed in the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday.
After legislation prohibiting three-cueing as a primary …
more
By Noah Symes
Columbia Missourian
|
3/4/26
|
|
SEDALIA — After three decades in public education and a brief retirement, kindergarten teacher Alisa Collier found herself drawn back to the place she feels most at home, the classroom.
Now in …
more
By Chris Howell
chris.howell@sedaliademocrat.com
|
3/4/26
|
|
When state Rep. Elizabeth Fuchs first arrived in Jefferson City as a lobbyist in 2015, a woman who had been around the Capitol longer pulled her aside and offered advice that sounded, at first, …
more
By Jason Hancock
Missouri Independent
|
3/4/26
|
|
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley said Monday that President Donald Trump acted within executive powers when he launched an attack with Israel on Iran over the weekend.
Several Democratic …
more
By Molly Gibbs
Missouri Independent
|
3/4/26
|
|
Wes Groggins didn’t mince words when he testified to a Missouri Senate committee Monday in support of legislation expanding legal protections for embryos.
The executive director of …
more
By Anna Spoerre
Missouri Independent
|
3/4/26
|
|
The national average price of a gallon of regular gasoline topped $3 Tuesday for the first time this year, and is expected to keep going up.
The average price Tuesday was $3.11, up about 11 …
more
By David Lightman
States Newsroom
|
3/4/26
|
|
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he “might have forced Israel’s hand” in launching the war on Iran that has already cost the lives of six American troops.
Trump’s …
more
By Ashley Murray and Jennifer Shutt
Missouri Independent
|
3/4/26
|
