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‘Critical infrastructure’: Missouri child care shortage called a crisis for employers

1 year 8 months ago
To pass a package of tax credits designed to expand affordable child care will require getting by the “knuckleheads” in the state Senate, Missouri Chamber of Commerce President Dan Mehan said Wednesday. As he greeted the audience and panelists at a forum on the state’s child care needs in Columbia, Missouri, Mehan blamed the defeat of a bill crafted as part of Gov. Mike Parson’s legislative package on Republican factionalism in the Missouri Senate. The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Brenda…
Rudi Keller

3 water wells to reopen in St. Charles after city installs filtration system

1 year 8 months ago
The city of St. Charles will turn on three of its offline water wells at the Elm Point Wellfield next week, a city spokeswoman said. Leslie Knight, strategic communications manager for the city, said the wells CW-6, CW-7 and CW-8 will be turned back on next Wednesday, Oct. 10. Knight said the resumption comes after the city installed a new carbon filtration system to process the water before it is pumped to residents. The city will shut down the only well currently operating, CW-10, for maintenance,…
Sam Clancy and Alli Hebel

St. Louis mayor proposes new effort to freeze property tax for seniors

1 year 8 months ago
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones said she wants to give area senior citizens a break by freezing their property taxes. "It's once in a lifetime for our seniors to freeze their taxes for many, many years to come," Jones said. The Missouri Legislature passed Senate Bill 190 earlier this year. It gives each county and St. Louis the choice to enact a property tax freeze for seniors. St. Charles County leaders have already said yes, but St. Louis County has said no. Jones hosted a roundtable with senior…
Diamond Palmer

Missouri casinos plan appeal of ruling in unregulated slot machine lawsuit

1 year 8 months ago
An appeals court will be asked to take another look at whether a trade association for Missouri casinos can sue a company that puts video games offering cash prizes in convenience stores and other retailers across the state. The Missouri Gaming Association said in a news release Wednesday that it will appeal the decision that dismissed its claims against Torch Electronics. That same decision, issued Monday by Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green, also dismissed the case raised by Torch and convenience…
Rudi Keller