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Joe Mueller

Joe Mueller covers Missouri for The Center Square. After seven years of reporting for daily newspapers in Illinois and Missouri, he spent the next 30 years in public relations serving non-profit…

Economy, State Government, Unemployment
Jobs and wages are on the rise in Missouri; state is close to hitting low unemployment record

(The Center Square) – More people are working in Missouri and fewer are looking for work than last year, according to Missouri’s Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development. Read More

June 16, 2022
Big Tech, Free Speech, Social Media
Louisiana, Missouri AGs want judge to block Biden from pressing social media to censor free speech

(The Center Square) – Two attorneys general filed for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit against President Biden and other federal officials for allegedly colluding with social media companies… Read More

June 16, 2022
Pandemic, State Government, Transportation
Missouri committee recommends rehab, childcare, rail tax credits for supply chain woes

(The Center Square) – Drug rehabilitation, childcare subsidies and tax credits for railroads are a few of the 33 recommendations given to Gov. Mike Parson from the Missouri Supply… Read More

June 15, 2022
Agriculture, State Government
Farmers will receive 150% of land value under new Missouri eminent domain law

(The Center Square) – Utility companies and governments acquiring agricultural or horticultural land through eminent domain will be required to pay 150% of the fair market value… Read More

June 14, 2022
Courts, State Government
Millions from talcum powder lawsuit funneled to legal services for Missourians in poverty

(The Center Square) – A portion of punitive damages from a liability lawsuit ruling on cancer-causing talcum powder will increase funding for civil legal services for Missourians in poverty. “This… Read More

June 13, 2022