by Alisa Nelson | May 26, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Ameristar Casinos in Kansas City and St. Charles have notified the state that more than 1,500 workers have been furloughed and permanent layoffs could be ahead for as many as 60% of the furloughed workforce at both locations. In a letter to the Missouri Department of...
by Alisa Nelson | May 26, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Mercy Hospitals in St. Louis and southwest Missouri’s Springfield are furloughing more than 1,300 workers and the company says some of the jobs have been permanently eliminated. At several locations in St. Louis, 663 workers are being laid off with 186 of those jobs...
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 29, 2020 | News
The Missouri Legislature will have a big job now that lawmakers are back to work – dealing with a projected state budget shortfall of about $700 million. Members have been on break for about one month due to the coronavirus threatening the state. The Missouri House of...
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 20, 2020 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation
Gov. Mike Parson is freezing another $47 million in the current state budget to help Missouri fight the coronavirus. The largest chunks of funding being withheld are nearly $16 million to K-12 education and $7.1 million in school bus transportation costs. During...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 7, 2020 | Business, Education, News
The state still has funds left to give to Missourians interested in the new Fast Track financial aid program. Last October, the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development began distributing funds to qualifying students attending Missouri’s...
