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Major corporations, wealthy donors fuel growth of Missouri private school scholarship

1 year 4 months ago
The largest donors to a tax credit program supporting private school tuition scholarships in Missouri are a Fortune 500 health care corporation, a cable company and the founding family of the Kansas City Chiefs. UnitedHealth Group Inc. has given the most since 2023 to the state’s K-12 tax-credit scholarship program, dubbed MOScholars, with a $2 million donation last year and $3.5 million pledged this year. Lamar Hunt Jr. and his wife Rita Hunt, part of the family that owns the Kansas City Chiefs,…
Annelise Hanshaw

Friday Cat Blogging – 5 July 2024

1 year 4 months ago
Charlie loves his bird bath. And as you can see, he's not afraid of getting his paws wet. He just jumps up and camps out in the water while he watches the birds fly by.
Kevin Drum

New era for small/local businesses: Commerce Bank joins forces with Urban League to foster entrepreneurship and women’s business development in St. Louis

1 year 4 months ago
In a groundbreaking partnership poised to stimulate economic development in St. Louis, Commerce Bank has donated its century-old branch on Natural Bridge Avenue to the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis. This significant contribution will facilitate the relocation and expansion of the Urban League's Women's Business Center, previously situated in Pagedale. The initiative marks the establishment of the 14th National Urban League-designated Entrepreneurship Center in the United States. John W.…
Richard K. Davis

Trump’s election trial has been delayed. Who cares?

1 year 4 months ago
In the Washington Monthly today, Joshua Douglas says: The lengthy delay in deciding the Trump immunity case and the likely appeals that will follow the complicated ruling mean that Americans will not have the knowledge they need—whether Trump is guilty of election subversion—before they vote in four months. I can't count the number of times ...continue reading "Trump’s election trial has been delayed. Who cares?"
Kevin Drum