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Democrat leaves ethics inquiry into Dean Plocher to avoid conflict of interest

1 year 4 months ago
A Democrat running for the same statewide office as Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher will not participate in a House Ethics Committee inquiry into the speaker. House Assistant Minority Leader Richard Brown of Kansas City, who is running for lieutenant governor, was replaced Tuesday on the committee by Rep. David Tyson Smith of Columbia. In a letter to Chief Clerk Dana Miller, House Minority Leader Crystal Quade invoked a rule that allows any member of the Ethics Committee to be replaced temporarily…
Rudi Keller

St. Louis 'Unhoused Bill of Rights' proposal withdrawn as more input sought

1 year 4 months ago
Three bills intended to overhaul St. Louis' response to homelessness have been withdrawn from consideration as advocates of the proposed legislation head back to the drawing board. 7th Ward Alderwoman Alisha Sonnier, who sponsored Bills 126, 127 and 128, said in a public statement Monday that the bills' withdrawal would make way for "brand new bills" following more input from within both city hall and the community. The now-withdrawn bills proposed new rules for the decommissioning of homeless…
Kelsi Anderson

Players in Missouri gambling debate chase stakes worth billions

1 year 4 months ago
Missourians spend billions every year in pursuit of instant riches. They buy lottery tickets, play casino games and dab bingo cards. And increasingly in recent years, they play games of questionable legality in convenience stores, truck stops and small gaming parlors. Everyone involved in the industry thinks people would spend more, if given the chance. None of the players pursuing those new markets wants anyone else sitting in on their game. Major professional league teams, now banding together…
Rudi Keller

Big CPA and advisory firm names 4 new partners

1 year 4 months ago
The firm named four new partners, effective Jan. 1, who will join the rest of the partner group in guiding the firm and identifying new opportunities in addition to developing and maintaining client relationships, according to the firm.
James Drew

Parents sue downtown bar for crash that killed 7-year-old boy

1 year 4 months ago
A Florissant man was charged with driving drunk in connection with a crash that left a 7-year-old boy dead and his parents injured. Now, the boy's parents are suing the bar that they claim knowingly overserved the driver alcohol just hours before. According to the lawsuit filed Thursday in the St. Louis Circuit Court, Jared, Carri and Zachary Allan were driving home to Kansas City on Aug. 12 after taking a family trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. At about 3:30 a.m., the family was traveling…
Jennifer Somers

Missouri treasurer refuses Morningstar data request, accusing company of anti-Israel bias

1 year 4 months ago
Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek is refusing to turn over information about a state-sponsored education savings plan to an investment company he accuses of having questionable ties to China and an anti-Israel bias. Malek expressed his concerns about Morningstar in a letter to the company refusing its request for information about MOST 529, the Missouri-sponsored savings plan that allows customers to invest in education, apprenticeships and retirement. Morningstar is a financial services company…
Annelise Hanshaw