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Amid debate over sheltered workshops, Missouri pays people with disabilities less

4 years 10 months ago

This story was originally published by The Kansas City Beacon. A new Missouri law allowing employers to continue paying some people with disabilities less than minimum wage has positioned the state at the forefront of a national debate over disability rights in the workplace. Part of a wide-ranging piece of legislation signed by Gov. Mike Parson in […]

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Madison Hopkins

Fire destroys pallet manufacturer, recycling company in East St. Louis

4 years 10 months ago
Investigators are looking into an early Sunday morning fire in East St. Louis that destroyed a pallet manufacturer and recycling company. The fire was reported about 4:30 a.m. in the 2000 block of East Broadway. The blaze significantly damaged a company known as Ongweoweh Supply Chain Solutions. Fire chief Jason Blackmon said investigators do not yet know the cause. “Not at this particular time," said Blackmon, at about 10:30 Sunday morning. "It’s a pallet yard and a lot of pallets and a lot…
Alex Fees, KSDK