Chamber & Capitol News

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MEDIA ADVISORY – Leadership Missouri to meet in Jefferson City

April 11, 2016

Missouri’s business leaders meet in Jefferson City to explore state and local government WHAT:           For more than 25 years Leadership Missouri has identified current and emerging business and government […]

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Missouri Chamber advocates for biosimilar legislation

April 07, 2016

This week the House Health and Mental Health Committee approved Senate Bill 875. The legislation is intended to modernize Missouri law to allow for safe substitutions of an interchangeable biological […]

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Missouri Chamber encourages senators to fund Super Hornet program

April 01, 2016

Recently the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry sent letters to Sens. Claire McCaskill (D) and Roy Blunt (R) urging them to support the Navy’s “unfunded requirement” for 14 F/A-18E/F […]

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Manufacturing Institute honors two Missouri women in manufacturing

April 01, 2016

With women having become a strong force in science, technology, engineering and math, the Manufacturing Institute has recognized those who have been the best of the best in the industry. […]

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St. Louis tech, academic and professional environment keeps NGA jobs in Missouri

April 01, 2016

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency officially announced on March 31 that it has chosen St. Louis as the preferred site for its $1.75 billion expansion. The expansion means more than 3,000 […]

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Two costly workers’ compensation rulings addressed in Senate hearing

March 18, 2016

In order to fix an erosion in employment discrimination law set forth by the Missouri Supreme Court in 2014, a Senate committee heard a bill by Sen. Dave Schatz, a […]

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MISSOURI CHAMBER ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN URGES LAWMAKERS TO CLOSE $50 MILLION TOBACCO LOOPHOLE

March 17, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y2xlBwo2hk Missouri lawmakers have a choice: Cheaper cigarettes or education, roads and health care. An advertising campaign set to air next week is designed to highlight the choice Missouri lawmakers […]

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With federal efforts halted, should Missouri stop preparing for the Clean Power Plan?

March 08, 2016

With the federal Clean Power Plan currently in legal limbo, the Missouri House is considering a bill to pause Missouri’s implementation efforts. Rep. Jack Bondon, a Republican from Belton, has […]

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A plan to grow jobs in rural Missouri is heard in the Senate

March 04, 2016

The Senate Jobs committee this week, members were informed that the economic performance in rural Missouri ranks well behind the urban parts of the state. One important factor behind this […]

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