Budget Cuts

The budget deficit is largely due to a sharp drop in international student enrollment this year.

The campus in deep southern Illinois is grappling with a nearly $9.5 million budget shortfall that its leader says is largely fueled by athletics.

State agencies in Southwestern Illinois are bracing for budget cuts after Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a first round that will affect public safety and social services, with promises of more to come.

The Missouri legislature has retaliated against the state health department by including what some called drastic cuts to the agency in next year’s…

Lessons on safe sleep practices for low-income parents, and 200 portable cribs. That’s what a $20,000 contract represented for a St. Louis nonprofit,…

When Sheila Beckham’s house was leaking heat last winter, she thought back to when her great-grandfather repaired his home.“I remembered that the Urban…

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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 18, 2010 - Public school transportion, college scholarships and state workers took most of the…