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Proposals to expand Missouri private school voucher program meet tight budget

1 week 2 days ago
Missouri lawmakers are considering expanding the state’s private school voucher program with proposals to open eligibility and remove demands on private schools who accept voucher funds. But the program, which has spent a majority of the $50 million it received in state funding this fiscal year, may lack room to grow with Gov. Mike Kehoe […]
Annelise Hanshaw

Mike Kehoe says Missouri is falling behind. His solution: more tax cuts

1 week 2 days ago
Gov. Mike Kehoe’s State of the State address rested on a tension he never resolved. Missouri, he warned, is falling behind. Its population is “stagnant.” Economic growth over the past decade has been “average at best.” When competing with states like Texas and Tennessee, Missouri too often loses before the conversation even begins. Yet in […]
Jason Hancock

Becoming mild midweek, colder weekend changes

1 week 2 days ago
ST. LOUIS - Bundle up Tuesday morning. Temperatures have fallen into the single digits and teens as lingering arctic air from the weekend remains in place. A large area of high pressure to our south is reinforcing the cold air early Tuesday morning. As that high shifts east, southerly winds will develop, allowing temperatures to [...]
Haley Fitzpatrick

Small earthquake shakes central Illinois, no damage reported

1 week 2 days ago
OHLMAN, Ill. -- A small earthquake shook central Illinois early Tuesday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 3.8 quake struck at 1:27 a.m. Central Time, about 3 miles north-northeast of Ohlman, Illinois. The shallow tremor was felt across parts of Christian and Sangamon counties. The quake hit about 12 miles south-southeast of Taylorville, [...]
Joe Millitzer