Less than a month into office, St. Louis County Prosecutor Melissa Price Smith announced Friday she reached a settlement in a nepotism case filed by her predecessor Wesley Bell.
As part of the agreement, Price Smith dismissed a lawsuit against Councilman Dennis Hancock, who was accused of nepotism for hiring his stepdaughter. The county executive's staff estimated a protracted legal battle might have cost up to $100,000, which would have been paid for by taxpayers.
In return, Hancock agreed to…
Even as a move to regulate pharmacy benefit managers like Express Scripts gets bipartisan support in Congress, a Missouri effort faces an uphill battle in part due to intense pressure from industry lobbyists.
Target Corp., which has been among the most high-profile supporters of diversity initiatives in recent years, is now the latest big business to cut back on those policies.
Don Clayton, the CEO of St. Charles-based transportation equipment leasing company Milestone Equipment Holdings, died Tuesday after experiencing a sudden medical emergency, according to the company.
The estimated price for cleaning up leftover radioactive waste along Coldwater Creek in neighborhoods around Hazelwood already stands at an estimated $400 million. But that figure could balloon dramatically as more land is eyed.
The Missouri state budget will be tighter in coming years as the state finishes spending federal aid distributed for recovery from the COVID pandemic, but Gov. Mike Kehoe said Thursday he remains committed to his promise to end the state income tax.
Speaking to editors and publishers attending the Missouri Press Association Day at the Capitol, Kehoe said one of his priorities for cutting taxes this year is to exempt capital gains — the profits from sale of investments like a business or stocks.…
A proposed children's behavioral hospital that had drawn both support and opposition over a series of public hearings got final approval Wednesday night.
A health insurance company has significantly downsized space in its longtime St. Louis-area office, and the landlord is now marketing the building as a multi-tenant space.
St. Louis aldermen on Thursday amended the compromise legislation for the Rams settlement funds, taking $14 million for downtown and steering it to other priorities.
MediBeacon Inc., a St. Louis-based medical technology company, has received approval from federal regulators for use of its technology in kidney patients.
Arguably the biggest opponent of unregulated intoxicating hemp products said it’s willing to concede to allowing hemp-THC drinks to continue to be sold in grocery and liquor stores.
“We are working through and very excited about the possibility of developing a carve out for low-THC hemp drinks,” said Tom Robbins, a lobbyist for the Missouri Cannabis Trade Association during a Senate committee hearing Wednesday.
The legislative battle to regulate intoxicating hemp products kicked off Wednesday…