The U.S. House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve a $78 billion tax package that would expand the child tax credit and reinstate some tax incentives for businesses.
The 357-70 vote sends the bill, dubbed the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, to the U.S. Senate, where lawmakers are expected to vote on it at some point, though passage isn’t guaranteed.
House debate on the 84-page measure was broadly bipartisan, with both Democrats and Republicans backing the agreement…
Missouri graduates with a bachelor's degree earn anywhere from $30,000 to over $60,000 in the first year out of college. Some universities perform better than others.
Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher fired his legislative director Wednesday, the latest in a series of departures from his office as he continues to face an ethics investigation into allegations of unlawful conduct.
Erica Choinka had worked for the Missouri House since 2016, first as a legislative assistant and then as legislative director for former Speakers Elijah Haahr and Rob Vescovo. She continued to serve under Plocher until Wednesday, when she was fired.
Choinka declined to comment,…
The Boeing Co. released a positive fourth-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, but 2024 deliveries may not hit their target as the company expects increased inspections of its manufacturing process by customers and regulators.
The landlord of a popular sports bar that announced its closing last week previously sued the business, alleging it has overstayed its lease and owes back rent.
Two historic Midtown buildings owned by Saint Louis University that were in danger of demolition last month will instead be purchased and redeveloped by an arts foundation.
Block Inc., the financial services business formerly known as Square, plans to lay off 32 employees in Missouri, part of a downsizing the company announced last fall.
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones’ office and two high-ranking city officials declined to attend a Board of Aldermen committee meeting Wednesday to discuss potential losses of revenue from the city’s 1% earnings tax that threaten to blow a hole in the government's budget.
A bill that would allow students to enroll in neighboring school districts won initial approval in the Missouri House for the fourth year in a row Tuesday on an 83-69 vote.
It is the first bill to be debated by the full House this legislative session. It must be approved one more time by the House before it is sent to the Senate for consideration.
Bill sponsor Rep. Brad Pollitt, a Republican from Sedalia, described the proposal as “minor compared to what others want to do.”
“The…
Bills seeking to expand charter schools into three Missouri counties were approved Monday by the House Special Committee on Education Reform.
The proposals were combined into one substitute bill after the committee voted to adopt an amendment by the committee chair, state Rep. Bishop Davidson of Republic. Committee members voted 7-2 in favor of the bills, with one member voting present.
The bills – sponsored by Republican Reps. Brad Christ of St. Louis, Justin Hicks of Lake St. Louis and Rep.…
The lawsuit alleges that more than $170,000 worth of grapes rotted on the vine after the winery led a Missouri grape grower to believe it intended purchase his entire yield, before only purchasing a fraction.
Jean Carnahan, the first Missouri woman to become a U.S. senator, died Tuesday evening after a brief illness, according to her family. She was 90 years old.
Carnahan, the widow of Missouri's 51st governor, Democrat Mel Carnahan, became the first woman to represent Missouri in the Senate after she was appointed to the seat that her husband posthumously won in 2000.
“Mom passed peacefully after a long and rich life," her family said in a statement. "She was a fearless trailblazer. She was brilliant,…
Post Holdings Inc., the Brentwood-based consumer packaged goods holding company, said Robert Vitale returned Tuesday to his "full duties" as president and chief executive, ending his medical leave.
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