Budget

The extra sales tax generated by a long postseason of baseball helped St. Louis city end the fiscal year with a $4.3 million surplus, but officials say…

The St. Louis County Parks Department presented its business plan to the County Council last night, and for now, no park closures are being discussed.…

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a state budget that cuts millions of dollars in school funding and public safety spending.In one key change to the…

Nixon will announce budget cuts todayGov. Jay Nixon is expected to announce today if he’ll make any reductions to the state budget – ending weeks of…

A new spending plan for K-12 education in Missouri is now law.Gov. Jay Nixon signed the education budget last night at a Kansas City-area Boys State…

Lawmakers in Illinois went past their midnight deadline in Springfield on Thursday in an effort to finish their business before the campaign season. In a…

The U.S. Postal Service is on track to run out of cash as early as October.The agency has temporarily shelved plans to close some 3,700 underperforming…

Updated at 6:15 am Wednesday. Reporting from Amanda Vinicky in Springfield and Jacob McCleland in Cape Girardeau was used in this report.An Illinois…

Counterproposal for Edward Jones Dome upgrades due tomorrowThe St. Louis Rams have until tomorrow to offer their own price tag for upgrades to the Edward…

The Missouri Senate convened Monday afternoon preparing to debate next year's state budget, and almost immediately Senator Jason Crowell launched a…