According to the centers for disease control, 480,000 Americans die each year from smoking. Traditional quit aids like gum and patch only work for 4%…
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To the Editor: Mr. Overfelt’s opinion piece, “HB433 Upholds Free Speech in Missouri’s Free Marketplace” was right to criticize Missouri’s current liquor laws as burdensome…
By Ray McCarty, President/CEO, Associated Industries of Missouri During the 2016 campaign, President Trump actively campaigned to end the “war on coal”. His message resonated with…
By Rep. Bryan Spencer There is no silver bullet to fixing Missouri’s transportation funding crisis. Believe me, we in the General Assembly have been searching…
You may already know that 10,000 Missouri high school students dropped out of school in 2016. What you may not know, is that of those…
HB433 Upholds Free Speech in Missouri’s Free Marketplace By David Overfelt, President, Missouri Retailers Association Missouri retailers of alcohol may currently offer discounts and specials…
The evidence is overwhelming. Giving Missouri families choice in education helps ensure our children have access to high quality educational opportunities in areas where Missouri’s…
By Tim Jensen In 2016, the Missouri legislature was refreshingly proactive in becoming one of the first states to regulate and tax fantasy sports. At…
Jeff Mazur of LaunchCode; Joe Lakin of Victory Enterprises; Joe Patterson with the St. Louis County Police Officers; and Rep. Peter Merideth, D-St. Louis, appeared…
The question of whether to let local governments set their own minimum wage isn’t really about policy. It’s about politics. It’s about people’s emotions, not…