Business and Government
In June, Missouri received a shipment of 60,000 nitrile and latex gloves from its sister state of Jeollanamdo Province, Republic of Korea to assist in the response to COVID-19, according to a news release from the Missouri Department of Economic…
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On July 1, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill as part of a business-backed effort to control the number of lawsuits against businesses in the state. This new law concerns lawsuits seeking money for injuries or other harm caused…
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On Monday Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced he is signing a bill that will up the penalties for violent crime. The bill makes a handful of changes to the state’s criminal law, including no probation for certain violent offenses, adding…
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City and county health departments in Missouri are working to expand contact tracing plans, but some say they are still getting no direction or direct funding from the state, according to reporting by Missouri Business Alert. Contact tracing is a labor-intensive…
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One of the most controversial ideas I have ever heard is to defund, dismantle and/or do away with our police forces throughout the country. Could there be a worse time to even bring this suggestion up (given the riots and…
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Several Missouri Job Centers are now open to the public after four openings this week, according to a news release from the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development. On Monday, June 29, the Branson Job Center opened as…
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On Thursday morning, Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed HB 1768, a piece of legislation that will extend the current Missouri Broadband Grant Program, set to expire in August 2021, through 2027, according to a news release from the Missouri Governor…
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In the last week of June, U.S. Army officials, legislators and others met to celebrate the start of a $295 million, 52-acre hospital complex project, according to a news release from the U.S. Army. With an expected completion date in…
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It’s been an interesting era in Kansas City and it’s felt more like the 1960s than nearly 60 years after. I like the message I read Wednesday from the Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation, but—respectfully—wouldn’t agree with its characterization of Miller…
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The St. Louis law firm Gray, Ritter & Graham - a firm experienced in successful class-action lawsuits - has filed one in Missouri against Monsanto Co., claiming illegal and misleading advertising of its Roundup weed killer, according to the St.…
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