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Last chance to nominate a young professional for the 40 Under 40 Awards

6 months 1 week ago
Time is running out to submit your nomination for the St. Louis Business Journal's annual 40 Under 40 Awards program, which celebrates young professionals in the St. Louis region. The deadline to submit a nomination is Sunday, July 21. Click the link here to submit yours before it's too late. This is the Business Journal's most popular awards section, which will introduce a new class of 40 young professionals who are making a difference in the St. Louis business community. To be eligible for the…
Veneta Rizvic

Missouri governor on Kansas City Chiefs: ‘I’m not too worried about Kansas at this point’

6 months 1 week ago
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Monday he doesn’t think the Kansas City Chiefs want to leave Arrowhead Stadium for Kansas, though he acknowledged he hasn’t actually talked to the team’s owners. Speaking to reporters after a bill signing in Kansas City, Parson said he thought the reigning Super Bowl champion wasn’t that interested in building a new domed football stadium. “I think they really want Arrowhead to stay,” Parson said. “I think it’s a unique arena.” Parson’s remarks…
Allison Kite

Democratic rivals for Missouri governor see abortion rights as path to victory over GOP

6 months 1 week ago
When Crystal Quade and Mike Hamra traveled to the Democratic Governors Association Conference in Minneapolis last month, they came with their stump speeches ready.  Yet before they could push their own platforms as gubernatorial candidates, they had to convince people that a Democrat from Missouri was worth paying attention to.  “Folks are excited about Missouri being back on the map,” said Quade, a Springfield Democrat and state House minority leader, about the conference attendees. “As…
Rebecca Rivas

Missouri’s long-awaited I-70 expansion project begins near Columbia

6 months 1 week ago
Construction crews began work Monday night on an ambitious $2.8 billion project that will expand Interstate 70 to three lanes across Missouri. Crews are first tackling a stretch from Route J at Millersburg to Route M at Hatton, 7 miles of a 20-mile section that will ultimately add a third lane in each direction from Columbia to Kingdom City. The overnight schedule is designed to minimize traffic disruptions as the highway work progresses from the center of the state to other portions at the east…
Grace Burwell

Judge rules Missouri AG has no right to medical records of transgender minors at WashU

6 months 1 week ago
A St. Louis judge on Friday determined Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has no right to access unredacted private health information of transgender children treated at the Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Joseph Whyte ruled that Washington University does not have to provide the unredacted medical records sought by the attorney general’s office as part of his investigation into the clinic’s practices. Whyte found…
Annelise Hanshaw