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The examination of Joplin’s financial records and management practices won’t get underway until, at the earliest next summer and could take as long as a year to complete.
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Governor Mike Parson made a rare visit to Joplin Thursday to announce the 100,000-square-foot expansion. Parson also touted the 83,000 new jobs in Missouri over the past 12 months adding that the jobs were not people returning to work from the pandemic, but brand new employees.
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The lawsuit paints a picture of a city government that resists releasing public information and takes requests for records as an affront. It also outlines several instances where Kansas City Hall failed to promptly release records or even respond, as they're required to under Missouri law.
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The Missouri Attorney General's slow response times have renewed scrutiny over how the office handles enforcing state transparency laws.
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This year 17 states offer back-to-school tax-free holidays, that’s down from 19 states in 2022. Kansas remains the only one of the Four States who doesn’t offer a tax free time to purchase back-to-school products. Arkansas takes place Aug. 5-6. Oklahoma mirrors Missouri’s Aug. 4-6.
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On the heels of a February 2022 Wall Street Journal article that named Joplin as the number two city to live in and work remotely in the US, JACC, and MO/KAN officials will highlight job force diversification efforts.
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Construction is expected to begin next year with classes in the new Kelce College in downtown Pittsburg 2026.
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When Scott Fitzpatrick, now Missouri’s Auditor, was the states Treasure, he asserted that Missouri would halt doing business with Chase over an event hosting Donald Trump Jr.
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Federal judge allows Missouri ban on enforcing federal gun laws to stay in place while state appealsMissouri is appealing a federal judge’s decision striking down the Second Amendment Preservation Act, which allows citizens to file suit for up to $50,000 if they believe that police enforcement of federal gun laws violated their right to keep and bear arms.
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Members of the Missouri House adjourned for spring break on Thursday, while the Senate left the night before. The break marks the halfway point of the session.