Some insurance agents are urging caution as Missouri lawmakers consider changes to a state-created workers’ compensation firm that has been criticized by the state auditor for taking advantage of a federal tax exemption while spending heavily on perks. Legislation already …
Legislation is on a fast track in the Missouri Senate to make the state comply with federal standards for commercial truckers and drunken driving sentences in an effort to avoid penalties that could dock tens of millions of federal road …
The Missouri Legislature convened its 2011 session on Jan. 5, 2011, with many new faces, a looming budget shortfall and a pledge from the state’s largest Republican majority to make quick progress on a pro-business agenda. On opening day, the …
Enrollment in Missouri’s health care plan for state workers and retirees has fallen almost 5 percent after the state announced it was making budget-cutting changes that would result in higher out-of-pocket costs for participants. Beginning Jan. 1, the Missouri Consolidated …
The Missouri Supreme Court has slightly narrowed the scope of a 2005 state law limiting how much money can be awarded to people in medical malpractice cases. The high court’s March 23 ruling provided a victory for those injured before …
Missouri’s top judges questioned Jan. 14 whether a 2005 law limiting medical malpractice lawsuits is being wrongly applied to people retroactively and is discriminating against the spouses of those injured. Attorneys for patients argued to the state Supreme Court that …
Lawmakers in the Missouri State Senate have come up with a plan that would add tax credits for businesses that add jobs with above-average wages and health insurance. The plan is a dramatic overhaul of the job-creation bill backed by …
Attorneys for former Gov. Matt Blunt are citing executive privilege while asking an appeals court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit by a former staff lawyer. Blunt lost a similar argument before a trial judge last fall, but his latest filing …
The state Supreme Court rejected labor union challenges Tuesday to a 2005 law that limited the ability of some injured Missourians to get benefits under the state’s workers’ compensation system. Business groups praised the court decision as a victory, though …
It’s failed repeatedly in the past, but state Transportation Director Pete Rahn is optimistic that a bill stepping up Missouri’s seat belt enforcement may pass this year. Rahn wants lawmakers to allow police to pull over motorists for not wearing …
