Month: April 2019
87 Rolla high school seniors recognized as Show-Me Scholars
/ROLLA — 87 of Rolla’s graduating high school seniors have earned “Show-Me Scholars” honors by fulfilling a pledge to take more rigorous classes during high school. Students who completed the […]
Read more »Missouri Chamber, Boeing, MDHE to launch STEM scholarship program May 8
/This May, a new scholarship program launched by the Missouri Chamber Foundation in partnership with The Boeing Company and the Missouri Department of Higher Education will award $1,000 scholarships to […]
Read more »Truce nears in Missouri/Kansas border war
/Missouri lawmakers are continuing to push legislation that could finally end the economic border war between Missouri and Kansas. On April 16, the Missouri House Economic Development Committee passed Senate Bill […]
Read more »Senate committee votes yes on slack-fill lawsuit bill
/A bill to curb frivolous slack-fill lawsuits in Missouri has passed the Senate Committee on Government Reform and can now proceed to the Senate floor. On April 9, the committee […]
Read more »Statement: Appeal denied, businesses cannot fund own PACs
/A ruling from the state’s Western District Court of Appeals continues a confusing situation for Missouri businesses — they can set up their own political action committees, but cannot fund […]
Read more »One Start proposal aims to streamline state’s job training programs
/In the Missouri Chamber Foundation’s Workforce2030 Report released last year, one recommendation that emerged from the data was to make workforce training programs more accessible for employers. “I know there […]
Read more »Senate committee takes up rural business tax credit legislation
/Rural business owners often can’t find investment capital to start up or expand their companies. A bill sponsored by Sen. Justin Brown would implement a new tax credit to help […]
Read more »Sen. Eric Burlison seeks to curb frivolous slack-fill lawsuits
/Missouri is currently a battleground for a type of cash-grab lawsuit that is taking up valuable court time and resources in our state’s taxpayer-funded judicial system. “We call ourselves the […]
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