Chamber & Capitol News

Stay up-to-date on the latest news from the Missouri Chamber and the capitol.

GUEST COMMENTARY: A rural Missouri business perspective on Prop A

April 30, 2025

By Brian Hammons, Hammons Black Walnuts My small company in rural Missouri (65 current employees) is faced with implementing a “sick pay” plan.  For years, we’ve provided a PTO plan […]

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GUEST COMMENTARY: Mandated sick leave doesn’t work for all businesses

April 30, 2025

By Alicia Seidler, Revision Christian Counseling I own a professional counseling company in Saint Louis. All 15 of my staff are W2, commission based. I have been very thoughtful in providing […]

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GUEST COMMENTARY: Prop A puts our progress at risk

April 30, 2025

By Kevin Hampton, The Lipco Group From our humble beginnings in Northern Wisconsin in 1964 to our current home in Southwest Missouri, Lipco Group has grown to become a leading […]

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GUEST COMMENTARY: Prop A has good intentions, flawed execution

April 30, 2025

By John and Ronda Whitt, Just Vision It At Just Vision It – JVI for short – our goal is simple: We want to be the very best dye-sub manufacturer […]

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GUEST COMMENTARY: A small business perspective on Prop A

April 30, 2025

By Susan Lakebrink-Nemish, MotoTireUSA My husband and I own and operate a small motorcycle dealership and service department, MotoTireUSA. After years of hard work and careful budgeting, we recently reached […]

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GUEST COMMENTARY: Manufacturers need Prop A reform to compete

April 30, 2025

By Stan Hogrebe, Haake Manufacturing At Haake Manufacturing Company, we’ve spent the last 77 years building something we’re proud of – a sheet metal job shop that’s become one of […]

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Missouri Chamber responds to Missouri Supreme Court’s ruling on Proposition A

April 29, 2025

Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry President and CEO Kara Corches issued the following statement in response to the Missouri Supreme Court decision in Raymond McCarty, et al. v. Missouri […]

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Missouri Chamber warns SNAP restrictions could hurt business

April 25, 2025

The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is opposing a bill that would ban people from buying soda and candy with their food stamp benefits. SB 662, sponsored by Sen. […]

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