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…

Courts
Missouri Supreme Court puts abortion amendment back on November ballot

(The Center Square) – The Missouri Supreme Court reversed a circuit court ruling and ordered Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft to put Amendment 3, an abortion rights initiative, on… Read More

September 11, 2024
Public Education
St. Louis Public Schools begins year without enough buses to get students to class

(The Center Square) – Bus transportation on the first day of school often has problems or miscommunication on new bus stops, changes in routes from last year and late arrivals. Read More

August 20, 2024
Public Education
Report: Colorado must review academic, overall performance of 4-day school week

(The Center Square) – A nonprofit policy organization is recommending the Colorado Department of Education immediately examine the effectiveness of four-day school weeks in the state. The Keystone Policy Center… Read More

August 15, 2024
Courts
Colorado awards $17 million for anti-vaping programs from e-cig settlement

(The Center Square) – Two nonprofit organizations will receive more than $1.8 million from Colorado as it distributes more than $17 million to address youth vaping. Servicios de La Raza… Read More

July 11, 2024
Public Education
Report: Millions in school funding goes where kids were, not where they are now

(The Center Square) – Missouri and Oklahoma should adjust school funding when enrollments drop instead of allocating amounts based on policies using previous numbers, according to a report by the… Read More

June 28, 2024