by admin | Feb 8, 2002 | Crime / Courts
Now we know what the lawyers are fighting about in a Springfield lawsuit. The suit, which the lawyers originally wanted to be a secret, is now public record. It’s all about an Independence law firm which was one of five firms involved in the state’s part...
by admin | Feb 7, 2002 | Crime / Courts
Lawyers apparently fighting about how much money they’ll get from the national tobacco settlement attorneys fees, and how soon, have given up trying to keep their squabble a secret. A motion will be filed in a Springfield court today to un-seal the court...
by admin | Dec 3, 2001 | Health / Medicine
Governor Holden has addressed the opening session of the Missouri Life Sciences Research Committee, telling the panel of the importance of the life sciences to the state’s future, and calling on members to make wise recommendations when suggesting actions that...
by admin | Aug 3, 2001 | News
Lawmakers who succeeded in pushing an anti-tobacco bill through the Legislature this year are considering whether to revisit the bill next year. The bill cracks down on youth smoking, but criticism of it has intensified since the session ended. State Representative...
by admin | Jun 23, 2001 | News
Missouri has few tobacco farmers left, and the number is decreasing all the time. About 2,600 Missouri farmers grow tobacco, and they will be receiving $22-million annually for the next twelve years from the $5-billion national tobacco growers settlement. In 1999,...
