Will voters punish GOP for higher spending?

It is going to be a rough road for Republicans in Missouri to run on a small-government platform.…

Missouri labor market improves, flashes caution

Despite numerous and continuing economic stammers along the way, tens of thousands of people in Missouri are back at work.…

Foreclosure activity inches higher in Missouri

While foreclosure activity is dropping across the nation, filings are increasing slightly in Missouri.…

Farmland values grow more than 20 percent

Rebounding crop prices are boosting farm incomes, pushing farmland values higher into record territory.…

New jobs increase faster than labor force drops

More people started new jobs during April than left the labor force for the first…

Lawmakers pass 3.4 percent spending hike

Total state spending will increase next fiscal year by more than $800 million if the…

State revenue collections on track for year

With a little less than two months left to go, Missouri is closer to matching…

Springfield: Only metro area with larger labor force

The labor force dropped in every metropolitan area across Missouri, except for in the Springfield…

Missouri tops nation in weekly jobless claims

Initial unemployment claims in the state surpassed New York, Pennsylvania, California and Texas.…

Workers hit by layoffs plummet 71 percent

The number of workers in Missouri sent home without a job fell dramatically in the first quarter.…

Akin cited for earmarks, donations

Rep. Todd Akin is back in the national spotlight after receiving donations from earmark recipients.…

Jobless benefits drop 14.7 percent in Missouri

Fewer and fewer people across the state continue to receive unemployment insurance benefits.…

Exports from Missouri increase 15.4 percent

Exports from across the state are increasing faster than exports from across the country.…

Small business: ‘Among top 10 unhealthiest’

Missouri received a grade of B- for overall small business friendliness in a new national…

Sanofi-Aventis to shut plant, eliminate 337 jobs

A pharmaceutical company plans to close its facility in Kansas City by the end of…

Will voters punish GOP for higher spending?

It is going to be a rough road for Republicans in Missouri to run on a small-government platform.…

Expect lawmakers to increase total state spending

Lawmakers are set on a path to increase state spending year-over-year by about 3.5 percent.…

Labor force lags bordering states, except one

The labor force in Missouri dropped by more workers than in any neighboring state, except…

Brown Shoe steps forward to defend incentives

The shoemaker does not stand alone. Yet another company has received state incentives despite layoffs.…

Show-Me State incentive programs

While it is easy to find out millions are spent on incentives, figuring out how…

Brown Shoe walks away with $2.4 million, cuts jobs

Brown Shoe Co. received $2.4 million in tax credits for new jobs training before revealing…

Ford drives away with $1.85 million, cuts jobs

Despite cutting jobs, Ford Motor Co. has received $1.85 million in state incentives for job…

Spending cuts more likely by Democrats

While the odds of it happening are only one out of 10 times, state spending is more likely to drop year-over-year when a Democrat is governor.…

Protecting post offices across rural Missouri

Sen. Claire McCaskill explains why she is fighting to keep post offices across rural Missouri open for business.…

State tax credit problem keeps growing larger

Missouri Sen. Will Kraus explains why he thinks the state has a tax credit problem,…

Help: How you can support Missouri Journal

From providing a few bucks to writing commentary, there are plenty of ways you can…

Republican lawmakers increase spending

Some state lawmakers are unhappy with Missouri Journal after I pointed out numerous times that…

Fighting to protect Show-Me State values

Sen. Claire McCaskill explains how she is fighting to protect the rural economy from "unreasonable"…

House budget: What were they thinking?

State lawmakers want to spend nearly $1 billion more next year than the amount proposed…

Missouri labor market improves, flashes caution

Despite numerous and continuing economic stammers along the way, tens of thousands of people in Missouri are back at work.…

Foreclosure activity inches higher in Missouri

While foreclosure activity is dropping across the nation, filings are increasing slightly in Missouri.…

Missouri tops nation in weekly jobless claims

Initial unemployment claims in the state surpassed New York, Pennsylvania, California and Texas.…

Workers hit by layoffs plummet 71 percent

The number of workers in Missouri sent home without a job fell dramatically in the…

Farmland values grow more than 20 percent

Rebounding crop prices are boosting farm incomes, pushing farmland values higher into record territory.…

Akin cited for earmarks, donations

Rep. Todd Akin is back in the national spotlight after receiving donations from earmark recipients.…

New jobs increase faster than labor force drops

More people started new jobs during April than left the labor force for the first…