by admin | Feb 3, 2021 | Business, Health / Medicine, History, News
Missouri’s labor director was grilled by state lawmakers in both parties, during a Tuesday hearing in Jefferson City involving unemployment overpayments and the department’s subsequent request for reimbursement. State Department of Labor and Industrial...
by admin | Jan 24, 2021 | Business, Health / Medicine, History, News
The Missouri House Budget Committee is expected to hold its first meeting of 2021 this week in Jefferson City. House Majority Floor Leader Dean Plocher, R-Des Peres, has released a revised House schedule. A technical session has been added on Friday, which will allow...
by admin | Jan 7, 2021 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Citing the improving economy and Missouri’s 4.4 percent unemployment rate, Governor Mike Parson has released about $127 million in previously restricted funds. “Thanks to our Show-Me strong recovery plan, we continue to outpace our economic recovery...
by admin | Jan 7, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Education, Health / Medicine, News
The Missouri House on Wednesday elected the first Speaker in state history from eastern Missouri’s Arnold. House Speaker Rob Vescovo, R-Arnold, was elected Speaker on his 44th birthday, with his wife Amanda and their five children in the chamber in Jefferson...
by admin | Jan 5, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation
Despite the COVID pandemic and fewer vehicles on the road, southwest Missouri’s Springfield had a record 27 traffic fatalities in 2020. Springfield Police Chief Paul Williams is urging residents to slow down. “The pandemic had a double-edged sword effect...
