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Workplace injuries up by 100,000 in 2022

2 years 7 months ago
Bad news! The number of workplace injuries increased from 2.2 million in 2021 to 2.3 million in 2022. However, the rate of injuries stayed the same: The most dangerous occupation in 2022 was transportation and warehousing. Finance had the fewest injuries:
Kevin Drum

BJC & Wash U. expand $12,500 employee forgivable home loan program

2 years 7 months ago
"The Live Near Your Work program was designed to ease the financial burden of buying a home for BJC and Washington University employees, while helping to improve the economic health of our region," said Deidre Griffith, BJC vice president of community health improvement.
Joe Millitzer

The Eagles performing at Enterprise Center in February

2 years 7 months ago
Rock band 'The Eagles' recently announced seven new shows for their 'Long Goodbye' tour. The Enterprise Center is hosting one of the shows on Tuesday, February 6.  Tickets go on sale starting Friday, November 17, at 10:00 a.m.
Reggie Lee

Missouri Supreme Court weighs state’s push to defund Planned Parenthood

2 years 7 months ago

The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments over whether the state’s move to block Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid reimbursements was constitutional — the second time in three years the issue has reached the state’s highest court.  After the state legislature voted to block Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid reimbursements last year, the organization […]

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Clara Bates

The Uncle I Never Met, Uncle Walt's Story, Plus Purple Hearts and Other Medals Returned

2 years 7 months ago
Treasurer's note: In honor of Veterans Day this coming weekend, the majority of this newsletter is devoted to our nation’s veterans. We all owe them a great debt of gratitude. I frequently talk about how much fun my job is. I get to make money for the state. I get to help families save for college and retirement. I get to return hundreds of millions of dollars in missing money to our residents. But there is no greater honor than the 10 times I have reunited veterans or their loved ones with Purple Heart medals that have been left in bank safety deposit boxes and turned over to my office. Part of that is because Veterans Day is important in my family. Over the decades, my family has kept alive the memories of Uncle Doug and Uncle Walt. April 28, 1968, is an important day for my family. It’s the day my parents were married. It’s also the day Amel Douglas Royalty, my Aunt Bev’s husband, was killed by an enemy mortar in Vietnam. She found out two weeks after the

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