JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — This week, the Missouri House of Representatives got down to business, passing 23 bills. The legislation included fairly nonpartisan efforts, a senior’s farmers market program and mutual aid with Oklahoma and Kansas, and hotly debated topics […]
St. Louis Board of Aldermen delay final vote on buffer zone bill for second straight week
PHOTO: Planned Parenthood protest in St. Louis, by Paul Sableman The St. Louis Board of Aldermen will have to wait at least another week to take a final vote on a bill that would create a buffer zone between protesters and […]
RELEASE: 22 senior living communities receive nationwide honor
/PRNewswire/ — SeniorVu® recognized 22 senior living communities nationwide for exceptional development of their community census in 2017. Awards are presented annually based on criteria regarding number of tours scheduled, number of tours completed and number of move-ins in 2017. […]
RELEASE: National law firm joins high-profile immigration case to help man seek release from detention
/PRNewswire/ — Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli is rallying behind a Kansas man who was abruptly arrested and detained while he was taking his daughter to school on Jan. 24, 2018. The firm is partnering with Syed Jamal’s immigration counsel, […]
RELEASE: Vectra Co. announces completion of the sale of its EaglePicher Technologies business to affiliates of GTCR
ST. LOUIS /PRNewswire/ — Vectra Co. (“Vectra”), a portfolio company owned by certain investment funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE: APO) and a leading technology-driven diversified company, announced today that it has completed the sale of its EaglePicher […]
RELEASE: Senators Blunt, Hirono and Representatives Adam Smith, Chris Smith Introduce Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2018
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Mazie K. Hirono (Hawaii), along with U.S. Representatives Adam Smith (Wash.) and Chris Smith (N.J.), today introduced the bipartisan Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2018. The legislation would close a loophole in the […]
Rep. Courtney Allen Curtis to Hold Special Committee Hearing on Airport Oversight
Rep. Courtney Allen Curtis, D-Ferguson, chair of the Special Committee on Urban Issues, will host a special committee hearing on Monday to discuss two pieces of legislation. The first bill HB 2745, will establish The St. Louis Airport Oversight Commission consisting […]
Richardson fields questions about investigative committee and transparency, asks for patience
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – It’s only been two days since the first official meeting of the House Special Investigative Committee, but questions about the procedures the committee will be using, particularly in the matter of whether the probe is conducted […]
RELEASE: Missouri fire marshal advises changing smoke alarm batteries as clocks ‘spring ahead’ this weekend
Three out of five home fire deaths in the United State occur in properties without working smoke alarms JEFFERSON CITY – State Fire Marshal Tim Bean is encouraging Missourians to think about fire safety as they “spring ahead” their clocks […]
Saint Louis Zoo agrees on land purchase in St. Louis County
The Saint Louis Zoo Association and the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 562 announced Friday that they have entered into a sale agreement for the union’s 452-acre complex in north St. Louis County for $7.1 million. According to […]