Semo.net Weblog

Public four-year colleges in Missouri could lose some state aid if their tuition increases exceed the rate of inflation under legislation being considered by state lawmakers.Southeast Missouri State University president Dr. Ken Dobbins hopes lawmakers will revise the measure so it doesn’t penalize schools such as Southeast that have relatively low student fees. Dobbins testified before the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday.

Read Story

Via SeMissourian

As I was waiting patiently for all of my W-2’s to arrive so I could finish my taxes for 2006, I received a new form from the Missouri Department of Revenue called a 1099-G. Basically this is a form for you to claim your state tax refund from the previous year as income this year. For more information and to better understand the 1099-G you can go to the following web page
: Missouri Department of Revenue

“The AP has reported (with additional information from KMOX-AM) that the Missouri Dept. of Transportation will be teaming up with a private company to track in-use cell phones on Missouri highways and state roads in an effort to monitor traffic flow. Individual information will not be stored, they say — only the aggregate will be studied, using “sophisticated” math. (See also findlaw.com’s commentary on privacy concerns. “