KC restaurants are split on adding automatic tips during the World Cup. For tipped workers the stakes are real — and the safety net is thin.
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Posted inMissouri
‘I’m looking at possibly losing our house.’ Some low-income workers fear Missouri income tax elimination’s impacts
With many low-income workers already living on razor-thin margins, increases to the sales tax could mean deciding whether to eat or pay rent.
Posted inLabor
Missing the first rung: Entry-level job seekers in Kansas and Missouri feel hiring slowdown
Hiring is at a historically slow pace and young Missouri and Kansas workers are feeling it. Here’s what’s reshaping the entry-level job market.
Posted inLocal Government
The Kansas City Royals are coming to Crown Center. Here’s how taxpayers are supporting the project
It’s official: the Royals are moving to Crown Center. But it remains unclear how much money Missouri taxpayers will contribute.
Posted inState Government
Are Missouri and North Dakota in a water war?
A project to divert water away from the Missouri River in North Dakota has sparked a new fight in a decades-long conflict about how to manage the river’s water in times of drought.
Posted inState Government
As Missouri weighs eliminating income tax, higher sales tax could leave seniors with less wiggle room
An income tax elimination proposal would allow the General Assembly to raise or expand sales taxes, which seniors say would increase their tax burden.
Posted inRural
Rehab or license plate readers: Counties are spending Missouri’s $900 million opioid settlement in wildly different ways
Some communities are using their share of opioid settlement funds on treatment, transportation and recovery, while others are investing in D.A.R.E. programs and law enforcement, or not spending the money at all.
Posted inRural
Tenants unions gain ground across Missouri as renters fight for affordable housing
Renters across Missouri are forming tenants unions to fight rent increases, evictions and limited affordable housing options.
Posted inMissouri
‘An odd duck’: The economics of Missouri’s income tax elimination proposal
Missouri’s legislature is debating a proposal that would gradually eliminate the state’s income tax and give broad authority to the General Assembly to change the state’s sales tax structure.
Posted inHealth
Sticker shock: Missourians gamble on higher out-of-pocket costs for their Affordable Care Act plans in 2026
Bronze plan selections surge in Missouri’s Affordable Care Act marketplace for 2026, new data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services show.