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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…

State Government
Missouri considers pension changes to solve teacher shortage

(The Center Square) – Legislators are considering changes to Missouri’s teacher and non-certified school employee pension plans to alleviate pandemic-related teacher and staff shortages. HB2114, sponsored by… Read More

January 28, 2022
State Government
Missouri AG sues nine more school districts over mask requirements

(The Center Square) – Missouri Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Monday filed lawsuits against nine public school districts with mask requirements. Schmitt, a candidate for the seat of retiring… Read More

January 25, 2022
State Government
Nonprofit pays MU Extension $750K for more fresh produce to SNAP recipients

(The Center Square) – Availability of fresh produce for low-income families in western Missouri might grow after a nonprofit agreed to pay more than $750,000 to the University of Missouri… Read More

January 20, 2022
State Government
Missouri AG sues St. Louis County one day after council approved mask mandate

(The Center Square) – The day after the St. Louis County Council voted 4-3 along party lines to enact a mask mandate, Missouri Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a… Read More

January 7, 2022
State Government
Gov. Parson names veteran legislator, administrator to cabinet positions

(The Center Square) – A veteran Republican legislator and a longtime state administrator were named to cabinet positions by Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday. Gov. Parson announced Wayne Wallingford,… Read More

December 31, 2021