A labor-management battle is beginning in the state senate where a proposal to roll back several...
Business and labor square off in Senate
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Collecting an existing tax: a tax increase?
If you're supposed to pay a tax and you don't, is it a tax increase when the state forces you to...
Monsanto anti-trust issues topic of agriculture summit
The first of a series of national summit meetings on antitrust issues in agriculture has been...
36 million visitors to MO last year
The Missouri Division of Tourism tells the legislature more than 36 million visitors came to...
Statewide building energy code proposed
A proposal to establish statewide building energy codes runs into opposition from the people who...
Senate starts on future of economic development
Missouri has one of the nation's worst records in startups of new businesses. Concerns that the...
Senate moves to make some vehicles into houses
They look like houses. They're sitting on foundations. They have porches and garages. But many of...
Factory jobs incentive passes House, moves to Senate
An incentive program to lure more manufacturing jobs to Missouri and to help the state keep the...
Incentives to keep factory jobs here gets tentative approval in House
This time, Missouri is playing defense in economic development. Threatened by competition from...
Creating a home for data
All of the computer data we create every day doesn't just disappear. Billions, trillions, of bytes...
State business leader sees great opportunity in China trade hub
A business leader in Missouri sees great opportunity for the state's economy if it succeeds in...
Plan to force motorists to insure
A proposal to penalize drivers without car insurance even if they do not cause a wreck collides...
McCaskill makes an exception
One of the members of Congress who is most outspoken against earmarking and discretionary spending...
Bartle doubts donations will help this time
It's been five years since Senator Matt Bartle's effort to regulate adult businesses died in the...
Senate advances revived sex shop regs
Senator Matt Bartle talked about the issue to a federal grand jury in Kansas City Tuesday. Today...
Gov. Nixon hosts China ambassador to the United States
Governor Nixon and other Missouri dignitaries are welcoming the Chinese ambassador to the United...
Committee looks for accountability in tax credit programs
The General Assembly's Joint Committee on Tax Policy is considering a series of recommendations...
Four Missouri businesses crack Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work for” list
Four Missouri companies make Fortune magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work for in 2010 list....
First landowner water rights law proposed
A new effort has been launched to protect access to an increasingly precious resource for the...
Moving quickly to extend jobless benefits
An effort to let Missourians apply for extended unemployment benefits for an indefinite amount of...
Informal eco devo group looks at session and at future
An informal group of economic development advisors looks both to this legislative session and...
Tax increase? Not really
The state's leading business organization charges the state auditor wants to increase taxes on...
Montee questions 2% policy
The state auditor suggests the legislature reconsider giving businesses a tax break for doing...
Bail bond industry overhaul recommended
A special task force calls for an overhaul of Missouri's bail bond industry. The committee,...
Insurance Department survey finds payment delays
Missouri law requires insurance companies to pay healthcare providers for services they provide in...
Business leaders put data center incentives on legislative wish list
Among the many issues to be entertained during the 2010 session of the General Assembly, which...
Lower workers comp rates suggested
Workers Compensation insurance costs could ease a little more next year. The National Council on...
Old prison plans unveiled in Jefferson City
A plan to redevelop the old Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City includes inclusion of...
Need batteries Christmas morning? C-Stores are open
Quite a few stores are closed on Christmas Day but that doesn't mean you'll have to wait until...
McCaskill hopes to block insurance rate increases
The U-S Senate continues grinding away on the healthcare overhaul bill, hoping to be done before...