Joe Mueller

Joe Mueller covers Missouri for The Center Square. After seven years of reporting for daily newspapers in Illinois and Missouri, he spent the next 30 years in public relations serving non-profit…

Legislation
Missouri Legislature sends bill to governor ending funding for abortion providers

(The Center Square) – Legislators believe Planned Parenthood hasn’t received any reimbursements from Missouri for two years, and a bill headed to Republican Gov. Mike Parson’s desk will make that… Read More

April 26, 2024
Legislation
Gov. Polis signs bill giving $24M to schools for new migrant students

(The Center Square) – Colorado schools will receive $24 million in state money for one-time allocations to pay for the influx of new migrant students. House… Read More

April 22, 2024
Public Education
Chronic absenteeism contributing to Missouri’s stagnant student test scores

(The Center Square) – Nearly one in four Missouri students are absent from school more than 10% of the school year, according to the state Department of Elementary and Secondary… Read More

December 26, 2023
Public Education
Race-based scholars program prompts complaints against University of Colorado

(The Center Square) – The University of Colorado is facing a pair of discrimination complaints challenging its participation in a scholarship program after the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year found race… Read More

November 29, 2023
Courts
Missouri, Idaho and Kansas suing FDA for its rules on abortion-inducing pills, including drugs by mail

(The Center Square) – Missouri, Idaho and Kansas filed a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services requesting a rollback of rules… Read More

November 7, 2023