The Show-Me State doesn’t get tens of millions of visitors whose hotel, restaurant and sales taxes fund a significant share ...

The legislature offered a near-perfect snapshot of itself last week. On Thursday, the Missouri House advanced a proposed constitutional amendment designed to phase out the individual income tax and ...

With state revenue expected to decline, Columbia Public Schools already is looking at budget reductions for future years.

Part of planning for retirement is deciding where to retire. If you're contemplating the Midwest, you might want to avoid retiring in one of these 10 cities.

Here's everything you need to know about 2026 Women's March Madness, including TV channel, streaming options and score for each game of the NCAA tournament.

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A perfect storm has arrived on the ledgers of many state budgets, bearing down on the people who often need help the most. Federal and state policy decisions, the end of pandemic aid and long-term ...

Follow along for the latest March Madness bracketology 2026 news and bracket updates before the Selection Sunday show today. Will Miami (Ohio) get in?

Between the minimum wage rising in nearly two dozen states and your paycheck potentially getting a small bump, you may have found yourself making more money so far this year. New data shows that ...

Corie M. Boyer, a former secretary and bookkeeper at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in De Soto, on March 6 was sentenced to 33 months in prison after admitting to embezzling more than $580,000 over ...

A Kansas bill to replace property taxes with sales tax revenue was met with skepticism after its author admitted it 'doesn't work.' ...