by Alisa Nelson | May 5, 2023 | Business, News
Missouri wants to attract Hollywood back to the Show Me State. The Missouri Legislature has passed tax credits for the film and music industries. The bill would provide a tax credit equal to 20% of qualifying film production expenses. An additional 5% may be awarded...
by Alisa Nelson | May 2, 2023 | Crime / Courts, Education, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri has awarded its first round of state funding for a new program about school safety. A news release from Gov. Mike Parson’s office and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education says the first round of program funding includes 169 school...
by Anthony Morabith | May 2, 2023 | News, Transportation
Gov. Mike Parson says he supports the Missouri Senate’s proposed state budget changes including $2.8 billion to widen Interstate-70 to at least three lanes in both directions from Blue Springs near Kansas City to Wentzville near St. Louis. “We wanted to at least build...
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 28, 2023 | Education, Health / Medicine, News
With two weeks left to go, the pressure is on for the Missouri Legislature to pass transgender restrictions. If lawmakers don’t, Gov. Mike Parson said he will call a special session. “We have to realize that we have to make sure that we’re one, protecting women and...
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 20, 2023 | Business, Crime / Courts, Education, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri has roughly 13,000 inmates released from prison each year. To help them get on the right track and stay on it, Missouri has become the first state in the nation to join a national initiative, called Reentry 2030. By 2030, the Missouri Department of...