Stories Tagged as
Missouri
As homelessness rises, some states make it illegal to sleep outside
Aug 11, 2022
In Missouri, it’s now illegal. In Tennessee, it can be a felony. But criminalizing homelessness could make it harder for people to find homes.
Should public buses be free?
Dec 4, 2019
Kansas City, Missouri is debating eliminating fares, which would make it the largest city in the U.S. to do so.
Farming during a trade war
Oct 21, 2019
The loss of soybean sales to China have created a lot of stress, says farmer Blake Hurst.
Copper thefts a common and costly crime
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Peggy Lowe
Feb 7, 2019
The Missouri Department of Transportation spent almost $1 million last year on repairing street lights caused by thefts of copper wire.
Why unions are spending millions to fight Missouri’s proposed right-to-work law
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Renata Sago
Aug 7, 2018
If passed by voters Tuesday, it would change the way unions collect money from members.
Hospital closure leaves soon-to-be mothers in rural Missouri without an OB-GYN
Jul 16, 2018
Another rural hospital has closed, the 85th to shutter in the U.S. since 2010. This latest closing happened in Dunklin County, Missouri, one of the poorest counties in the state. The hospital was home to the only OB-GYN physician in a region that has one of the highest premature birth and infant mortality rates in […]
Bills in two states push to eliminate tenure
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Jed Kim
Jan 27, 2017
Missouri's would stop tenure for new hires starting next year. Iowa's would revoke tenure for all professors.
For public good, not for profit.
Missouri could soon join the ranks of right-to-work states
Jan 27, 2017
Right to work bars unions from requiring workers to pay dues as a condition of employment.
Meat Casino: volatility in the cattle futures markets
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Kai Ryssdal
Aug 23, 2016
It’s up, it’s down and a bit unpredictable
Record floods in Missouri spur debate over levees
Feb 8, 2016
Some blame the floods on nature, others say public policy made things worse