One in four Americans has taken on a side job in addition to full-time work, according to Bankrate’s Side Hustle Survey. Twenty-seven percent of U.S. adults had at least one side hustle in the first half of 2025, down from 36% last year.

State officials and energy industry leaders are preparing for a potential nuclear-powered future in Missouri as demand for electricity grows and experts look to expand the state’s production capacity.

For the first time since 1967, public television and radio stations across the nation will not receive any federal funding. Several Missouri stations have been preparing for reductions since May. Story via our partner @CoMissourian 

Architecture firm Cordogan, Clark & Associates proposed closing 37 of the 68 public schools in St. Louis, citing declining enrollment and the high cost of repairs to aging buildings as the main reasons. Story via @stlpublicradio 

In today's Missouri Minute:.- New report projects $3.4 trillion deficit increase from tax law.- Microsoft hack compromises 100 organizations.- Cannabis regulators face backlog

Experts fear that President Donald Trump’s $50 billion won't be enough to stop rural hospitals and clinics from being gutted, which see an outsize share of patients who are insured through Medicaid. Story via @stateline_news 

The deadline to apply for Missouri's two untethered gambling licenses passed Tuesday. Now, the bulk of the work remaining for state gambling regulators is to run background investigations on applicants.

Brightli, a Springfield-based owner of behavioral health providers across the Midwest, plans to merge with Tennessee-based Centerstone. If approved, the merger would create the largest nonprofit behavioral health network in the U.S. Story by @thebeaconKC 

Plan the week ahead with our calendar of business events from across the state, including Financial Literacy for Entrepreneurs and the Women in Leadership Conference.

In today's Missouri Minute:.- New postmaster general has no plans to privatize USPS.- Centene requests sharp premium increases for ACA plans.- Ameren gets state approval to hike gas rates

Regular energy consumers will bear the brunt of the $9 billion increase in costs from a boom in artificial intelligence that's caused growth in data centers and a surge in power usage, according to a report by PJM Interconnection's Monitoring Analytics.

The “Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing” report shows that on the national level, a tenant needs to earn about $28 an hour to afford a modest one-bedroom rental. Story via @NPRMidwestNews 

Missouri lawmakers are under pressure to address issues resulting in higher property tax bills across the state. The rapid increase in home values is one of the biggest.

On July 10, Governor Mike Kehoe signed into law a bill that cuts the tax rate on menstrual products and diapers by almost three-quarters – from 4.225% to 1.225%. Story via our partner @KBIA 

In today's Missouri Minute:.- US House sends cryptocurrency bill to Trump.- Springfield mental health provider to merge.- New law eliminates state's "tampon tax"

Missouri received Four Fs and a C grade this year in the American Lung Association’s annual State of Tobacco Control report, which urged the state to strengthen its tobacco control policies.

Committee Chair Tim Taylor, R-Bunceton, the head of an interim Missouri House committee aimed at property tax reform says it’s highly unlikely the panel would finish its work before a potential special session in September. Story via @stlpublicradio 

MU Health Care and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield reached a deal Tuesday that restores in-network access immediately for more than 90,000 patients in central Missouri, retroactively effective April 1. Story via our partner @CoMissourian 

Shaman Botanicals LLC, a leading supplier of a substance called 7-OH, is illegally marketing pills that have opioid-like effects and could face possible action, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wrote in a warning letter sent Tuesday.

In today's Missouri Minute:.- USPS moves stoke rural concern.- Local officials urge caution with property tax changes.- Lux Living execs seek dismissal of charges