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Committee approves extension to popular job creation incentives

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The Missouri legislature is getting closer to renewing two of the state’s most successful incentive programs. The Missouri House Committee on Economic Development has passed a bill to extend the […]

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Lawmakers consider allowing benefit corporations to form in Missouri

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Brewer Science has long had a focus on community improvement alongside its high-tech business mission. Now the Rolla-based company with 350 Missouri employees would like to merge those two passions […]

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Courtroom clean up: Stop out-of-state cases from clogging Missouri dockets

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A bill to reform venue and joinder laws in Missouri has passed the Missouri House of Representatives. House members have sent House Bill 1578 to the Senate. The bill is […]

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Slam dunk: Sports event boosters say tax credit needs extension

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In early March, Missouri was the center of the college basketball universe. It tipped off with Arch Madness in St. Louis as 10 teams and thousands of fans arrived for […]

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House passes asbestos transparency bill

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The Missouri House of Representatives has passed a bill to bring fairness and transparency to the asbestos trust system. House Bill 1645 passed by a vote of 96-48. It now […]

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House, Senate pass computer science legislation

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Bipartisan bills to improve computer science education in Missouri have passed the Missouri Senate and House of Representatives. The bills would incentivize more Missouri high school students to take computer […]

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Right-to-work: Where Missouri’s law stands today

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It’s been over a year now since Gov. Eric Greitens signed right-to-work into law in Missouri. The passage of the law seemed to settle a half-century long discussion over whether […]

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Missouri’s first adult high school could open this fall

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In today’s world, a high school diploma is in most cases a prerequisite for work. However, this is a major problem for the estimated 500,000 Missouri adults who have not […]

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