Unemployment claims have skyrocketed in Missouri in the past couple of weeks as businesses continue to furlough and lay-off employees in the wake of COVID-19.
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The Department of Social Services Family Support Division has increased and extended food stamp certifications in Missouri in response to COVID-19.
Two Missouri lawmakers have asked DPS to temporarily waive the restriction of businesses selling mixed drinks for off-premise consumption.
The Missouri Senate divided over an economic development bill and subsequent amendments attempting to end certain tax credits — but lawmakers weren’t just split along party lines.
The U.S. Supreme Court has taken up the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which provides certain protections to some undocumented immigrants, many who…
The unemployment rate in Missouri inched down again, according to the latest jobs report. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate narrowly fell from 3.2 percent to…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — More than 13,000 people were added to the civilian labor force in Missouri in the last month, according to the August…
For some Missouri families, a trip to the hospital could hold more issues than a potential sickness or injury. According to House Minority Floor Leader…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — It was a policy versus statutory violation debate before a bipartisan committee of lawmakers convening Friday to consider new Department of…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — While a General Assembly statutory committee failed to block certain proposed Historic Preservation Tax Credit rules, it agreed to meet again…