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Welfare reform bill could force 30,000 off food stamps

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Empower Missouri, a health and welfare public advocacy group, believes that nearly 30,000 Missourians will lose their on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,…

State representatives pledge support for Noranda

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Following the news that Noranda Aluminum had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, members of the bootheel legislative delegation pledged their support to finding…

St. Louis payroll tax comes under fire

ST. LOUIS – A second challenge to the St. Louis tax code has emerged against the city. A lawsuit has challenged the constitutionality of the…