by admin | Jun 7, 2007 | Politics / Govt
The Director of the Division of Workers’ Compensation at the State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations is leaving her job. The Missourinet has learned and an official with the Department has confirmed that Pat Secrest, who was appointed to the post by...
by admin | May 27, 2007 | Politics / Govt
A state representative questions the results of a state audit that claims the Second Injury Fund will go bankrupt next year and suggests the fund is no longer needed. Rep. Steve Hunter (R-Joplin) chairs the House Workforce Development Committee. Hunter says State...
by admin | May 21, 2007 | Politics / Govt
A proposed fix to a flaw in the minimum wage law approved by voters in November failed to make it through the legislature this year. House leadership decided if it couldn’t get its way, it would let the measure die. City officials, in particular, begged the...
by admin | Apr 25, 2007 | Politics / Govt
A state audit predicts the Second Injury Fund will become insolvent next year. The audit forecasts expenditures to outpace revenue by $57.5 million in the next two years. The audit lays blame on a couple of factors. The legislature made changes in the fund during the...
by admin | Apr 2, 2007 | News
It’s buried within one of the 13 bills that make up the state budget, but it hasn’t gone unnoticed. House Democrats aren’t happy about a move Republicans have made to the state’s Second Injury Fund. Republicans have pushed through a switch of...
