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Proposed bill aims to reduce screen time in Missouri elementary schools

1 week 3 days ago
ST. LOUIS - A proposed bill in Jefferson City would limit classroom screen time for elementary school students while requiring an increase in paper assignments and handwriting. State Rep. Tricia Byrnes, a Republican from Wentzville, sponsored House Bill 22-30, which aims to shift kindergarten through fifth grade instruction back to printed books and foundational skills. [...]
Nick Gladney

Missouri Senate considers bills to halt solar development on farmland

1 week 3 days ago
The conversion of Missouri farm land from food to solar power production creates feuds among neighbors, pits residents against developers and raises questions about property rights. Those tensions were on full display Tuesday in the Missouri Senate Commerce Committee, which held hearings on two bills aimed at halting solar power development and a third that […]
Rudi Keller

Missouri’s fiscally irresponsible path will be paid for by everyday people

1 week 3 days ago
Missouri lawmakers have been pushing regressive and shortsighted tax policies that undermine everyday workers and sabotage the Show-Me State’s ability to raise revenue. Within a few months, Missouri ended taxation of capital gains, poised itself to cut property taxes across the state and reignited the Kansas City border war. To make matters even worse, the […]
Logan Liguore

Warm-up on tap for Thursday and beyond as forecast stays dry

1 week 3 days ago
ST. LOUIS - A quiet several days of weather ahead. Our changes will come with our temperatures. A cold day expected Wednesday. We’ll start in the 20s and see highs only in the low 30s. Wednesday night will bring clearer skies, and that will allow Thursday morning out-the-door temperatures to fall into the upper 10s. [...]
Angela Hutti