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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…

Free Speech
Constitutional attorney sees no change from Supreme Court censorship ruling in Murthy v. Missouri

(The Center Square) – The First Amendment’s principles remain the same after Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a case alleging President Joe Biden’s administration coerced social media companies to… Read More

June 26, 2024
Culture
Missouri drops 4 spots to 32 in 50-state ranking on child well-being

(The Center Square) – Missouri declined in all four areas measured by the annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, published by The Annie E. Casey Foundation, as it dropped from 28th… Read More

June 25, 2024
St. Louis
Lawsuit claims St. Louis’ guaranteed basic income violates constitution, charter

(The Center Square) – The City of St. Louis’ guaranteed basic income program violates its own Charter, the Missouri Constitution and must cease, according to a lawsuit. Two taxpayers filed… Read More

June 20, 2024
St. Louis
St. Louis mayor calls earnings taxes ‘contributions’

(The Center Square) – St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones created a council on Monday to examine the city’s revenue and 1% earnings tax, which she called “contributions” from taxpayers. The… Read More

June 18, 2024
Missouri
Settlement gives pandemic remote workers tax refund from City of St. Louis

(The Center Square) – Taxpayers who worked remotely during the pandemic and paid earnings taxes to the City of St. Louis are eligible for a refund, according to a settlement. Read More

June 17, 2024