A sophomore at South Holt High School in Oregon, MO. is taking on a challenge more common to seasoned lawmakers, drafting ...

Several state laws approved by the Missouri General Assembly over the past year officially went into effect Thursday, January 1, 2026.

Gov. Mike Kehoe signed Missouri's H.B. 567 into law on July 10, which raised the state's minimum wage law, but repealed ...

Ebony Sims sees wage conversations at her workplace stretch well beyond the state’s lowest earners. Even employees who are not on minimum wage talk about how pay compares and whether it feels fair.

In 2026, Missouri and Illinois introduce sweeping legal changes affecting wages, education, and commerce.

Entrepreneurs have witnessed dizzying regulatory changes at the national level in 2025. Now they need to prepare for new laws ...

Through the Oklahoma State Legislature, Rep. Emily Gise and Sen. Mark Mann are working to pass a series of three bills that would expand paid parental leave for full-time public school employees from ...

After Missouri voters approved Proposition A in November 2024’s general election, the minimum wage for workers is once again ...

St. Louis Public Radio’s politics team and editors picked the top stories that defined 2025 for Missouri, Illinois and St.

Growing up in Missouri in the 1980s, the Show Me State meant something. We built America’s cars. We brewed America’s beer. We ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs announced Monday they will leave their longtime home at Arrowhead Stadium for a new, domed stadium that will be built across the Kansas-Missouri state line ...