Recovery Begins in Missouri’s Capital After Tornado Sweeps Area May 24, 2019 By David A. Lieb A tornado tore apart buildings in Missouri’s capital city as part of an outbreak of severe weather across the state...
Cost of Flood-Prone Home Buyouts in Missouri, Elsewhere: $5B and Rising May 23, 2019 By David A. Lieb The residents of the small riverside town of Mosby, Missouri, have become accustomed to watching floods swamp their streets, transform...
Missouri Proposal Would Limit Local Tax Breaks for Flood Zone Development April 7, 2019 By David A. Lieb With floodwaters again inundating parts of Missouri, the state Senate has backed legislation that could limit local tax breaks offered...
Missouri Voters Reject Attempt to Weaken Labor Unions August 10, 2018 By David A. Lieb The steady march of new “right-to-work” laws in Republican-led states hit a wall in Missouri, where voters resoundingly rejected a...
Joplin School District Still Haggling with FEMA over Cost of Tornado Repairs October 17, 2017 By David A. Lieb More than six years after a deadly tornado tore through Joplin, Missouri, the heavily damaged local school district has rebuilt....
Common Reasons FEMA Denies Disaster Funds October 17, 2017 By David A. Lieb and Ryan J. Foley Local governments and nonprofits trying to recover from major disasters have sometimes learned the hard way that money spent on...
Costly Business Disruptor: Aging U.S. Infrastructure April 12, 2017 By David A. Lieb and Joan Lowy When a train jumped the tracks this past week at New York’s Penn Station, the seemingly minor accident led to...
Missouri Lawmakers Override Veto, Loosen Gun Laws September 16, 2016 By David A. Lieb and Summer Ballentine Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature has used its supermajority to significantly loosen the state’s gun laws and potentially tighten its voting requirements...
Settlement Reached in Missouri Traffic Camera Lawsuits September 28, 2014 By David A. Lieb Hundreds of thousands of people who got tickets when their vehicles were photographed running red lights in Missouri could be...
Missouri Voters Deny Highway Funding; Officials Fear Rise in Fatalities August 8, 2014 By David A. Lieb Missouri transportation officials warned of a potential rise in traffic fatalities and bridge closures, after voters defeated a sales tax...