by Mike Lear | May 14, 2013 | Business, News
A House proposal that backers say protects workers’ paychecks has been sent to Gov. Jay Nixon. The bill (SB 29) requires that a worker give permission once a year for a union to take dues out of his or her paycheck, or to use them for political purposes. House...
by Mike Lear | Apr 2, 2013 | News
The State House has voted to put back in place caps on non-economic damages in medical malpractice suits. The House approved a bill that would limit to 350,000 dollars awards for non-economic damages like pain and suffering, in medical malpractice suits. Such a cap...
by Mike Lear | Jan 23, 2013 | Health / Medicine
A hearing in the House Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities on a proposal to extend so-called “benevolent” tax credits turned into a discussion about abortion and birth control on Tuesday. The hearing was on a bill that would...
by Mike Lear | Dec 21, 2012 | Business, News
An issue the House Speaker has said would achieve the same overall goal as Right to Work has been filed for the 2013 session. Speaker Tim Jones says he doesn’t think Right to Work has enough support to pass without the backing of the governor, but he thinks...
