As the legislature looks at many approaches to increasing road and bridge funding, Sen. Doug Libla, a. Republican from Poplar Bluff, brought one possible option before a Senate committee on March 14. Libla’s Senate Bill 430 would raise the state’s fuel tax to a total of 23 cents per gallon over three years, in 2-cent […]
Read More »The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis traveled to Jefferson City this week to advocate for its region’s Hispanic business community. “I think for our members, the most important issues to be addressed in Jefferson City are creating opportunities and allowing our business members to have those opportunities. Now some of that is just […]
Read More »Businesses looking to either start up or to expand in Missouri’s rural areas often find it difficult to secure the investment capital they need. This week, two Missouri representatives proposed a new tax credit to help address that. One of them is Assistant Majority Floor Leader Rep. J. Eggleston, a Republican from Maysville. “Over 95 […]
Read More »A Missouri House committee is considering a bill to help align the state’s education standards to employer needs. House Bill 1024 would establish a task force to explore how to revise the education standards to ensure Missouri students are graduating with relevant skills for today’s jobs. Bill sponsor Rep. Shamed Dogan, a Republican from Poplar […]
Read More »New leadership in the governor’s office, House and Senate and a large class of enthusiastic freshmen legislators helped make for a productive first two months of the 2019 Missouri Legislative Session. As lawmakers depart for their annual spring break, they have made headway toward addressing some of the most important issues facing our state: improving […]
Read More »During past recessions, Missouri has needed to take on massive debt from the federal government to pay out unemployment benefits. This cost employers millions of dollars in interest in addition to what they normally pay into the state’s unemployment fund. House Bill 217 is designed to solve that problem. The bill increases the fund’s minimum […]
Read More »A Missouri House committee is considering a bill to invest in the state’s transportation system through a fuel tax increase. House Bill 822 would increase the state’s fuel tax from 17 cents per gallon to 27 cents per gallon. A similar fuel tax increase was defeated at the ballot by Missouri voters in November. However, […]
Read More »Venue and joinder reform — legislation that’s considered critical to this year’s work to reform Missouri’s legal climate — made more progress this week as Senators completed work on their proposal. Senate Bill 7 addresses a longstanding issue which allows lawsuits with little-or-no connection to Missouri to be filed in plaintiff-friendly St. Louis and Kansas […]
Read More »The best way for the business community to have an impact in Washington DC is to show up in person and make our voice heard. That’s exactly what happened this week during the Missouri — DC Fly-In. Thirty participants joined in the trip this year, which is hosted and organized by the Missouri Chamber of […]
Read More »On March 7, the annual STEM Day at the Capitol event drew more than double last year’s attendees as students, education supporters and business leaders rallied in the rotunda to celebrate Missouri’s growing math and science efforts. The celebration, hosted by the Missouri Chamber Foundation’s Mathematics and Science Coalition and Verizon, showcased several of the career opportunities STEM […]
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