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Missouri transportation board approves 5-year, $14.6B plan for roads, bridges

6 months ago
(The Center Square) – The Missouri Department of Transportation’s governing board approved a five-year plan with $14.6 billion in projects, including improvements on Interstates 70 and 44. The fiscal year 2025 to 2029 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program lists transportation projects being planned by state and regional agencies from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2029. The plan, approved Wednesday by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, is the largest ever for the department. The…
Joe Mueller

Missouri governor allows ‘flawed’ bill on drug discounts to become law

6 months ago
A bill favoring Missouri pharmacies and health care providers in a national dispute with drugmakers will become law without Gov. Mike Parson’s signature. The legislation, which passed both chambers with veto-proof majorities, bars pharmaceutical manufacturers from limiting where they will deliver drugs purchased at a discount under a federal program intended to help providers serving people in rural and high-poverty areas or with specialized health needs.  It allows medical providers qualifying…
Rudi Keller

Big general contractor names new president

6 months ago
One of the St. Louis region's largest general contractors has named a new president who brings the company over 35 years of operations and management experience in the architecture, engineering and construction industry.
Diana Barr

Missouri leads 7 states challenging health care protections for transgender Americans

6 months ago
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is leading a coalition of seven states challenging a rule by the Biden administration that would preempt state restrictions on gender-affirming care. Filed in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on Wednesday, the states' suit is seeking to block the regulation and prevent the federal government from enforcing similar mandates. The rule seeks to add protections to a section of the Affordable Care Act that prevent health care providers…
Annelise Hanshaw

Manchester police chief placed on administrative leave amid investigation; deputy chief resigns

6 months ago
The Manchester Police Department was thrown into disarray this week as its police chief was placed on administrative leave Wednesday as part of an ongoing investigation and its deputy chief resigned. Darin Wernig, the communications specialist for the city of Manchester, confirmed the news in a Thursday statement. Effective Wednesday, Manchester Police Chief Scott Will is on paid administrative leave as part of an "ongoing independent investigation." Wernig did not specify the details of the…
Kelsi Anderson