A boost Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe touts as the largest increase in public school funding in two decades will fall about $300 million short of meeting the targets set in state law for public education.
He also suggests shifting $50 million into a program that helps pay for students to attend private and religious schools.
Kehoe, elected in November, presented his first budget Tuesday. Overall, he is asking lawmakers to use about $2.5 billion of accumulated surplus cash to balance a $53.7 billion…
A stretch of Chippewa Street outside Ted Drewes Frozen Custard is undergoing long-awaited safety improvements after years of serious pedestrian crashes, the city of St. Louis announced Tuesday.
"We are taking advantage of the frozen custard season being on hiatus and are now at work installing safety improvements along Chippewa by Ted Drewes," the city said in a post to social media platform X.
Improvements include "bump-out" curb extensions, barriers, a crosswalk and new lighting. The east parking…
Clayco's founder and executive chairman has contributed $111,000 to a political action committee supporting Alderwoman Cara Spencer's bid for St. Louis mayor, providing a major boost to that effort and representing the largest single contribution of the cycle so far.
The entrepreneur programming arm of Saint Louis University’s Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business has opened applications for the second round of an accelerator program it launched last year.
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe doubled down on his support for a state takeover of the St. Louis Police Department on Tuesday, telling lawmakers during his first State of the State address that crime in the city is “unacceptable.”
He also waded carefully into the debate over abortion, stopping short of suggesting any rollback of reproductive rights that were enshrined by voters into the state constitution and instead proposing additional funding for alternatives to the procedure.
“Let’s work…
Six finalists were chosen to compete for the 2025 Global Impact Award to be presented by the Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Washington University.
Easterseals Midwest, a St. Louis-based nonprofit that provides services and support for people with disabilities, has filled a newly created leadership role from within the organization.
The aircraft giant continues to work around fixed-price contracts that require it to cover cost overruns. “There’s no silver bullet on these fixed-price programs," said CEO Kelly Ortberg.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will temporarily stop payments on multiple federal programs Tuesday evening, cutting off Americans who rely on what could be trillions in funding and setting off a legal challenge over Congress’ constitutional spending authority.
The two-page memo from the Office of Management and Budget announcing the freeze appeared to apply to all federal financial assistance, including grants and loans, though a memo footnote said it should not be “construed to impact…
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Missouri lawmakers are again considering legislation that would increase funding to allow local governments to test for additional radioactive waste around contaminated sites in the St. Louis region.
The Missouri House Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs on Monday discussed the bill sponsored by Republican state Rep. Mark Matthiesen of O’Fallon, Missouri. It’s similar to legislation Matthiesen proposed last year but includes even more money for testing.
“There’s a lot of concern…
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