The state auditor's office today was set to release a report criticizing management of the Lewis and Clark Discovery Initiative, a plan to use Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority assets to fund capital improvement projects on college campuses.
The state Department of Higher Education should have been more involved in picking projects for a college construction program and additional coordination is needed among colleges, according to reviews released Wednesday by the state auditor's office.
Missouri officials have closed three state swimming beaches because of high E. coli bacteria. The Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday that the beach at Wakonda State Park and Grand Glaize Beach at the Lake of the Ozarks will remain closed until bacteria levels drop.
The search by the booming North American population of Amish for affordable, fertile farmland has produced settlements in 28 states and Ontario - and has even led parties to scout for suitable properties in Alaska and Mexico.
Utah is not the only state where lawmakers are attempting to address illegal immigration — which is traditionally a federal issue handled by Congress.
As one voracious non-native fish bears down on the Great Lakes, notorious mussels are spreading across the West. Frustrated state officials say it’s time for the federal government to play a bigger role in stopping the spread of invasive species.
In Missouri, the new retirement age for government employees is 67. For legislators and other elected officials, it’s 62. As states look at reining in pension costs, are lawmakers giving themselves a better deal than everyone else?
