Business and Government
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley unveiled a plan last week for another round of stimulus checks for millions of Americans. The Missouri senator modeled the new legislation after March’s CARES Act. His plan would provide $1,200 for individuals, $2,400 for couples…
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Friday he has signed the more than $1.2 billion supplemental budget state lawmakers approved in special legislative session. Federal funds make up more than $1.17 billion of the almost $1.28 billion supplemental budget — with…
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The city of Kansas City, Mo. is facing a civil rights investigation from the Department of Justice (DOJ) over allegations some of its practices don’t comply with federal law. The DOJ is specifically looking into whether KCMO’s public contracting and…
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A panel of outside experts on Thursday recommended the issue an emergency use authorization to the Covid-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. The 17-4 vote came after members of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee discussed…
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The Federal Communications Commission on Monday announced $9.2 billion in funding for rural broadband expansion projects, with about $346.3 million going toward projects in Missouri. Funds from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction will be awarded to 180 companies over…
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Gov. Laura Kelly appointed Lt. Gov. Lynn Rogers to the position of Kansas State Treasurer on Thursday. Rogers will have to step down as lieutenant governor to assume his new role. Current State Treasurer Jake LaTurner was elected to the…
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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.7 million grant to Montgomery City, Mo. to construct a broadband fiber network to serve local businesses. The EDA grant, to be located…
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Congressional leaders moved on Wednesday to buy more time to strike an elusive deal on an economic relief measure to address the ruin wrought by the pandemic, but with time running short, it was unclear whether a compromise would pass.…
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Post Holdings, Inc. is set to acquire the Peter Pan peanut butter brand from Conagra Brands, Inc., Chicago. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Under the terms of the agreement, Conagra Brands will provide transitional services to facilitate transitioning…
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) have officially recommended that the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension to UMKC receive the full federal funding requested to build the project under the FTA’s New Starts Capital Investment Grants…
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