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Record number of workers quit hospitality jobs, experts cite mental health as common reason

2 years 10 months ago
Many of us know someone who has left their job during the pandemic in search of another position. A new study says more workers quit their jobs in September than ever before. According to the U.S. Labor Department, more than 4.4 million workers quit their jobs voluntarily in September. That number is up from the 4.3 million people we saw leaving their jobs in August 2021. Almost 1 million workers quit in the leisure and hospitality industry alone. KSDK 5 On Your Side talked with a restaurant…
Sydney Stallworth, KSDK

Hartmann: Mike Parson Embraces Welfare — For Anti-Vaxxers

2 years 10 months ago
Missouri Governor Mike Parson seems a little confused lately. Decades into a political career of faithfully resisting such scourges as health care and jobless benefits for poor people, Parson has stumbled upon a handout he can get behind: welfare for people who would rather lose their jobs than get vaccinated for COVID-19.…
Ray Hartmann

Missouri Attorney General seeks texts, emails about metro mask mandates

2 years 10 months ago

Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt wants to know what four Democratic executives in Missouri’s largest metro areas said in emails, texts and other communications about mask mandates to fight the spread of COVID-19. His office said Friday seeking the records is part of Schmitt’s determination to fight “tyrannical government overreach.” A spokesman for St. Louis […]

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Rudi Keller

Celebrate the bipartisan infrastructure bill for more than new roads, bridges, jobs | Opinion

2 years 10 months ago

Is it safe to say that most Americans are sick and tired of all the partisan fighting dominating the national political landscape, causing gridlock and preventing virtually any progress in the halls of Congress? No matter what side of the political spectrum you land, you must be feeling at least a sigh of relief, if […]

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Janice Ellis