Missouri Independent - Oct 2, 2026
The U.S. Treasury released guidance for states, scholarship organizations and taxpayers as the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit program prepares to begin in January. The program, created by a 2025 federal tax-and-spending law, allows individuals to claim a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit for contributions to participating scholarship organizations.
Missouri Independent - Oct 2, 2026
Nearly 100 community organizations lost federal HIV-prevention grants as the Trump administration redirected funding to state and local health departments. The change departs from the decades-old national HIV-prevention strategy favored by most public-health organizations, according to the report.
Missouri Independent - Oct 2, 2026
The Federal Election Commission is questioning thousands of contributions to Missouri U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt that were linked to prolific online donors, according to the report. The underlying records include repeated WinRed donations made under the name of a woman in Texas, but the candidate data does not establish what action the FEC may take.
