Missouri is bracing for a loss of more than 2,200 agriculture jobs around October. Tyson Foods is closing chicken processing plants in southeast Missouri’s Dexter and southwest Missouri’s Noel this month. Alisa Nelson talks to Tim Dunville, with the Missouri...
The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development has released figures showing enrollment declined for some of the state’s public colleges and universities this fall while others increased in their student population. The University of Missouri-St....
Starting at the end of August, Missouri’s colleges and universities will no longer have a limit on annual tuition increases. State Representative Doug Richey, R-Excelsior Springs, sponsored language in a new law that removed a tuition cap. “We have had a history where...
Citing the improving economy and Missouri’s 4.4 percent unemployment rate, Governor Mike Parson has released about $127 million in previously restricted funds. “Thanks to our Show-Me strong recovery plan, we continue to outpace our economic recovery...
In July, the state partnered with a company called Coursera to begin offering free online courses to Missourians unemployed as a result of COVID-19. The state Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development tells Missourinet about 2,300 individuals have...
