Can Missouri afford to scrap its state income tax? Max Gillman is the Friedrich A. Hayek Professor of Economic History at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He told Missourinet that it could theoretically work, but it would hinge on the state luring large...
The Univ. of Missouri System Board of Curators is preparing to slash $40 million for the 2026 fiscal year. Mun Choi is both UM System president and chancellor of the flagship campus in Columbia. “We don’t like to cut programs because we believe everything that...
In 2023, Missouri distributed more than a quarter-million doses of Naloxone, to help reverse drug overdoses and save lives. During a House committee hearing today, Rep. Becky Laubinger, R-Park Hills, asked if the availability of Narcan and Naloxone is backfiring. “And...
Missouri in need of more engineers, according to University of Missouri – St. Louis Provost Steven Berberich. He told Missourinet that UMSL is launching a new School of Engineering this fall to meet workforce needs. “I think what we looked at was the need of Missouri...
A new report from the University of Missouri-St. Louis shows that for the first time in several years, the state’s drug overdose deaths declined by 11%. Alisa Nelson talks to Rachel Winograd, an associate professor at the university, who says the decline is good news...
