Chamber & Capitol News

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

Two House bills expand business-education partnerships, career awareness

April 11, 2018

Two workforce development House bills that promote business-education partnerships, career awareness and real-world skills were voted out of the Senate Education Committee on April 10. Both bills are sponsored by […]

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Sen. Kehoe’s legal reform bill addresses several Missouri Chamber priorities

April 06, 2018

On April 4, the Senate Committee on Government Reform heard a multi-part bill sponsored by Sen. Mike Kehoe. SB 1102 combines several of the Missouri Chamber’s top priorities for civil […]

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Committee approves extension to popular job creation incentives

March 29, 2018

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

March 28, 2018

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

March 15, 2018

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

March 14, 2018

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

March 08, 2018

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

March 08, 2018

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

March 07, 2018

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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