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US Senate seeks to add expanded compensation for nuclear radiation victims to tax bill
The U.S. Senate has added language to the major tax and budget policy bill that would restart and expand a compensation ...
RECA expansion now included in Senate megabill, could aid St. Louis nuclear waste victims
A major expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act has been included in the Senate’s version of the “One Big ...
Missouri Senate approves stadium deal as Gov. Kehoe bargains, expands special session
Missouri Senate approval came early Thursday morning, after Gov. Mike Kehoe expanded the scope of the special session in ...
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Missouri Senate opens special session with tensions over stadium funding, tax cuts, disaster relief
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The opening of the legislative special session Monday put partisan and intraparty fights in the ...
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Missouri secretary of state cuts jobs as budget feud with state Senate escalates
Lawmakers used one of Denny Hoskins’ favorite ploys from his time as a senator to reduce his authorized staff. He responded ...
Ex-Missouri congressman Billy Long will head IRS. He once sought to abolish it.
Former congressman Billy Long of Missouri has been confirmed to lead the Internal Revenue Service, an agency he once sought to abolish. Long's confirmation on a 53-44 Senate vote Thursday ...
Why the fight over abortion in Kansas and Missouri isn't going away anytime soon
Kansas and Missouri voters have spoken on abortion. But nearly three years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the ...
‘Pure emotion’ frequently drives debates on sports stadium deals. Missouri is no exception.
Still, much of the district’s stadium conversation has centered on intangibles such as hometown pride and nostalgia. Even NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell waxed about his childhood memories attending ...