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(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.

(The Center Square) - A group of 17 state attorneys general, led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration this week over a rule that allows temporary farm workers in the country on H-2A…

(The Center Square) – Seven Missouri colleges and universities will receive more than $1.2 million from the Missouri State Board of Nursing to improve education.

(The Center Square) – Hours after hearing arguments on Monday, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled a person who pleaded guilty to a felony but was pardoned by the governor can’t run for the Cass County Commission in August.

(The Center Square) - In the city of Kansas City, violent crime is rising while police enforcement has dropped to record-low levels.

(The Center Square) – There were fewer job vacancies and lower turnover rates in 2023 at Missouri's hospitals compared to the peak years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report from a statewide industry association.

(The Center Square) – The Blue Springs School District is reviewing its legal options after the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals ruled a transgender man was discriminated against as a student and owed $4 million in damages.