by Mary Furness | Aug 28, 2013 | News, Science / Technology
An economist who tracks wireless taxes by state says Missouri has the seventh highest wireless taxes in the country. Economist Scott Mackey, with KSE Partners in Vermont, has been tracking wireless taxes for ten years. He says Missouri’s are more than double the...
by Mary Furness | Aug 22, 2013 | Health / Medicine, News
People in urban areas can usually count on an ambulance to show up quickly, in case of a heart attack, stroke, or car accident. But according to a rural advocacy group based in Columbia, Â in many outlying areas, with recent sequestration cutbacks, lack of Medicaid...
by Mary Furness | Nov 6, 2012 | News, Politics / Govt
Several Missouri races have already  been resolved this election night–Senator Claire McCaskill will keep her Senate seat; Governor Jay Nixon will become the first two-term Governor in Missouri since Mel Carnahahn; and in the Attorney General’s race, Chris...
by Mary Furness | Nov 6, 2012 | News, Politics / Govt
Incumbent Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill has won her Senate seat, and given her victory speech. She especially acknowledged her mother, who died last week, saying it was her influence that helped her. The Governor’s race is heating up, with Governor Nixon...
by Mary Furness | Nov 6, 2012 | News, Politics / Govt
The pace is picking up this election night of 2012, in the Show-Me State, with incumbent Senator Claire McCaskill and Governor Jay Nixon both making strong showings. Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder has also pulled ahead of Democratic challenger Susan Montee, and...
