The U.S. is no longer making pennies, and now businesses are dealing with a penny shortage. Alisa Nelson talks to St. Joseph Representative Brenda Shields, who is sponsoring a bill to help Missouri businesses…one penny at a time.
Pennies may be small, but their absence could bring big changes to how Missourians handle cash. The federal government has stopped producing them, and that decision is already raising questions for banks, businesses, and everyday transactions across the state. Today...