Legal challenges, unclear rules and costly implementation leave counties uncertain when or if tax relief will take effect.
With more residents required to work to qualify for SNAP and funding shifting to states, Missouri’s system shows what may await programs across the country.
With some 650,000 visitors expected next summer, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority plans to tap a federal grant to expand service.
A 13-page contract promising up to $5,000 for signature gatherers to quit has surfaced, deepening concerns about outside money, campaign finance violations and partisan maneuvering.
A proposed map would converge three congressional seats at one Kansas City intersection, raising fears of diluted urban representation and legal battles ahead.
In a heavily Republican area of Missouri, residents credit him for changing the country’s direction.
In a special session focused on redistricting, Gov. Mike Kehoe wants legislators to create a requirement for ballot measures to pass in every congressional district, rendering most future initiatives toothless.
The exemption applies to profits from stocks, real estate and crypto at an estimated $625 million cost to state revenue.
It’s happening more and more. But while the initiative process could use some reforms, it's a legitimate element of the democratic process.
Officers report clearer records, better training and more accountability, though budget and privacy questions remain.
Educators will not be allowed to use a model called “three-cue-ing” – which teaches kids to read using context clues – as their primary method of reading instruction.
Last year, a total of $13 billion in public subsidies were proposed for stadiums. Taxpayer money could pay bigger returns elsewhere.
States are taking a look at tax credits, cost-sharing, regulation reductions and more as they look to support families and their economies.
Christopher Bond, a former Missouri governor and senator, rallied schoolchildren to save an important collection of drawings. Bond died on Tuesday at 86.
The House has twice passed bills that would end taxes for individuals who make money on stocks and other investments. It’s trying to reach final agreement on a cut with the state Senate.
Legislators are expected to pass a bill this week that would take oversight of the police away from the city. That Civil War-era approach had been ended by state voters in 2012.
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