State News
Childcare gaps cost Missouri $1.15 billion per year, MU Extension research finds
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A new report from University of Missouri Extension reveals a staggering economic toll of Missouri’s childcare crisis: an estimated $1.15 billion lost each year due to access challenges.
Plan to shift from income tax to sales tax advances to Missouri Senate
A plan to make Missouri dependent on sales tax for general revenue by eliminating the income tax is heading to the state Senate for debate after a party-line committee vote on Wednesday.
Missouri Republicans continue push to bar state funding of diversity, equity and inclusion
Missouri lawmakers have rekindled a crusade against diversity, equity and inclusion programs with a handful of bills seeking to outlaw DEI in state-funded entities.
Republicans vow action after judge's ruling allows abortion to resume in Missouri
Fifty years of anti-abortion laws in Missouri have been struck down as unconstitutional over the last two months, culminating Friday with a Jackson County judge blocking clinic licensing requirements.