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(The Center Square) – Business conditions in Missouri soared to the top of a nine-state region tracked by the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index.

(The Center Square) – Missouri will spend approximately $151 million in federal pandemic taxpayer funds to build a 208,000 square foot building for multiple state laboratories.

(The Center Square) – As Missouri’s 2025 fiscal year started on Monday, higher education leaders had more money to spend.

(The Center Square) – Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson signed into law Friday the state's $50.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2025, beginning Monday.

(The Center Square) – Springfield will receive a $24.8 million federal taxpayer grant to improve approximately three miles of trails connecting the city’s neighborhoods.

(The Center Square) – Missouri and Oklahoma should adjust school funding when enrollments drop instead of allocating amounts based on policies using previous numbers, according to a report by the libertarian Reason Foundation.

(The Center Square) - Housing inflation has declined since its peak in 2023, but remains elevated since 2019, according to new research by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

(The Center Square) – The First Amendment's principles remain the same after Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a case alleging President Joe Biden’s administration coerced social media companies to censor information, according to the leader of the Freedom Center…

(The Center Square) – With the loss of the Rams leaving St. Louis hotel rooms empty, there's new hope for a flood of visitors to the city – state auditors.

(The Center Square) – Two federal judges on Monday ruled to block part of President Joe Biden's recent attempt to indefinitely postpone or cancel nearly half a trillion dollars in student loan debt.

(The Center Square) – Missouri declined in all four areas measured by the annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, published by The Annie E. Casey Foundation, as it dropped from 28th to 32nd in the 50-state ranking.

(The Center Square) - Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick completed a closeout audit of the Missouri Attorney General's Office this week.

(The Center Square) – Missouri is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by unnecessarily placing adults with mental health disabilities in skilled nursing facilities, according to a report by the Department of Justice.

(The Center Square) – The City of St. Louis’ guaranteed basic income program violates its own Charter, the Missouri Constitution and must cease, according to a lawsuit.

(The Center Square) – Several U.S. oil and corn industry lobby groups are suing the Biden Administration over its plans to slash planet-warming tailpipe emissions from cars and trucks. The coalition argues the regulations will cause economic harm.

(The Center Square) – A former information technology employee for a private university in St. Louis pleaded guilty to orchestrating a $2.1 million fraud scheme.

(The Center Square) – St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones created a council on Monday to examine the city’s revenue and 1% earnings tax, which she called “contributions” from taxpayers.

(The Center Square) – Taxpayers who worked remotely during the pandemic and paid earnings taxes to the City of St. Louis are eligible for a refund, according to a settlement.

(The Center Square) – As campaigning escalates before Missouri’s August primary election, Republican Gov. Mike Parson asked citizens on Thursday to look away for a moment.

(The Center Square) – A settlement reached with a Missouri doctor and his pain management practice will require a $1.2 million repayment to the federal government.