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According to the MIT living wage calculator, a single adult with no children needs to make $22.75 an hour working f/t to pay for typical expenses. A single parent with two children needs to earn $49.92 an hour. While the minimum wage rose this year in #Missouri to $15/hr, it’s only $7.25 in #Kansas.
February 5, 2026 at 5:45 PM
According to the MIT living wage calculator, a single adult with no children needs to make $22.75 an hour working f/t to pay for typical expenses. A single parent with two children needs to earn $49.92 an hour. While the minimum wage rose this year in #Missouri to $15/hr, it’s only $7.25 in #Kansas.
Some Missouri lawmakers want to expand eligibility for the MOScholars program, while others want to regulate it more.
Lawmakers are also divided on whether to expand charter schools to more areas of the state or make it harder for new ones to open.
Lawmakers are also divided on whether to expand charter schools to more areas of the state or make it harder for new ones to open.
January 29, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Some Missouri lawmakers want to expand eligibility for the MOScholars program, while others want to regulate it more.
Lawmakers are also divided on whether to expand charter schools to more areas of the state or make it harder for new ones to open.
Lawmakers are also divided on whether to expand charter schools to more areas of the state or make it harder for new ones to open.
“There’s no such thing as a free stadium,” J.C. Bradbury, a professor of economics at Kennesaw State University, said. “You can’t just spend $1.8 billion of taxpayer money for free. You can’t pull that money out of thin air. It’s going to have to come from somewhere.”
January 23, 2026 at 6:59 PM
“There’s no such thing as a free stadium,” J.C. Bradbury, a professor of economics at Kennesaw State University, said. “You can’t just spend $1.8 billion of taxpayer money for free. You can’t pull that money out of thin air. It’s going to have to come from somewhere.”