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Missouri budget surplus remains close to record levels as fiscal year nears end

1 year 10 months ago
Missouri will enter the new fiscal year July 1 with a near-record cash surplus as state spending falls short of budgeted amounts and revenues meet expectations. Meeting revenue expectations won’t, however, be enough to trigger an income tax cut dependent on revenue growth, said Jim Moody, a former state budget director. “My view is, best case, they end up probably around the last year’s revenues, which would not trigger it,” said Moody, who is also a retired lobbyist who advised clients…
Rudi Keller

FBI figures show drop in violent crime

1 year 10 months ago
Violent crime dropped considerably in the first months of 2024 compared to the same time last year, according to statistics released Monday by the FBI.
Rebecca Beitsch

Elon Sued His Critics, But Reporters Keep Exposing How He’s Monetizing Hate

1 year 10 months ago
There’s a type of marginally frustrating reporting where a reporter searches social media for [insert bad thing], finds some examples of said [bad thing], and writes a story about “This Platform Allows [Bad Thing]” followed by lots of public commentary about how the platforms don’t care/don’t do enough, etc. etc. Let me let you in […]
Mike Masnick

Lunchtime Photo

1 year 10 months ago
Last week I said that I wasn't going to take another crack at photographing Rho Ophiuchi, but on Wednesday I happened to glance at the weather forecast and it said the sky was looking great on Palomar Mountain. So I suddenly decided to go out there and try again. I don't mean all of Rho ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Kevin Drum