by Alisa Nelson | Dec 8, 2021 | Business, Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News
A State Representative does not want customers to pay state and local sales and use taxes when buying new or used firearms in Missouri. Representative Nick Schroer, R- O’Fallon, tells Missourinet his proposal would also exempt firearm components, ammunition, and tools...
by Alisa Nelson | Dec 7, 2021 | Business, News
One of the lowest paid state workforces in the nation could soon be getting a boost in pay. For all Missouri state workers, Gov. Mike Parson is asking for: *A 5.5% cost of living adjustment *A $15/hr minimum base pay *Increases to address compression issues between...
by Alisa Nelson | Dec 2, 2021 | Business, Crime / Courts, News, Show Me Today
Look out porch pirates. State Representative Adam Schwadron, R-St. Charles, is proposing to get a law on the books that is designed to battle mail theft. He says package thefts in America amount to about $5.4 billion annually. “The last information I have from pretty...
by Alisa Nelson | Sep 27, 2021 | News
The Missouri Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing for this week about the way Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft handled a proposed referendum to overturn an eight-week abortion ban bill. Alisa Nelson reports. Earlier stories: GROUPS SUE ASHCROFT FOR ‘ROBBING’...
by Alisa Nelson | Sep 27, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News, Show Me Today
Missouri will no longer be the only state in the nation without a prescription drug monitoring program. A new state law has begun that will allow the creation of the database – for doctors to check for cases of suspected drug misuse. Through a compromise, a private...