by admin | Dec 12, 2002 | News
Missouri’s economy is still struggling. Jobs are the key to economic growth and a lack of jobs is the reason Missouri keeps struggling. The state gained jobs in January, April and August, but employment fell the following month each time. State Economic...
by admin | Dec 11, 2002 | News
Several groups are already jockeying for position in the race to affect next year’s legislation. Associated Industries of Missouri officials have outlined their legislative agenda for the upcoming session, which includes unemployment compensation, workers’...
by admin | Dec 10, 2002 | Politics / Govt
Secretary of State Matt Blunt has been talking with some Republican state lawmakers about his possible bid for the Governor’s office in 2004. Many Republican state senators have expressed support for a Blunt candidacy. Blunt stops short of making any formal...
by admin | Dec 4, 2002 | Education
Governor Bob Holden is calling for the creation of a statewide advisory commission to address the challenges facing higher education in the state and to improve what he calls the link between higher education and economic growth in Missouri. Holden is asking the...
by admin | Dec 2, 2002 | Politics / Govt
Missouri nursing homes have lost a court effort to get almost $21-Million in state grants for quality and efficiency improvements. Governor Bob Holden has withheld the money because of the state’s budget shortage. The nursing homes have argued he does not have...
