2015 Business & Consumer Stories

• 12/ 3/2015: Radio Story - Senate task members looking to crack down on unfair towing practices
• 11/19/2015: Radio Story - Dozens of cities in St. Louis county have filed suit challenging law restrictions on court fines
• 11/12/2015: Radio Story - The new interim UM President want to revisit original demands made by 1969 Legion of Black Collegians
• 11/ 5/2015: Radio Story - MoDot appoints new director from New Hampshire
• 10/16/2015: Newspaper Story - St. Louis minmum wage law blocked.
• 10/15/2015: Newspaper Story - State audit finds not enough information is provied about the Neigborhood Assistance Program tax credits
• 10/14/2015: Newspaper Story - A House Committee is told there is no indication of missing aborted fetus body parts.
• 10/14/2015: Newspaper Story - Missouri reports the lowest level of unemployment in nearly a decade.
• 10/13/2015: Radio Story - Opposing Senator Schaaf to file FOIA request for Rams stadium deal
• 10/ 7/2015: Newspaper Story - More than one-quarter million Missouris affected a T-Mobile data breach.
• 10/ 5/2015: Newspaper Story - Missouri loses some funds from a settlement with the tobacco industry
• 9/29/2015: Radio Story - Pumpkins nearly double in price after wet summer and dry fall
• 9/23/2015: Newspaper Story - The 'me too' defense gets an OK from the Missouri Supreme Court involving the KC Chiefs
• 9/11/2015: Newspaper Story - Labor and tax issues highlight the legislature's veto session.
• 9/10/2015: Radio Story - Public Service Commission approves increase in charge to cover costs for Ameren
• 9/ 8/2015: Newspaper Story - Right to Work will be an issue for the legislature's veto session
• 8/27/2015: Radio Story - Lawmakers question plans to use bonds to fund new St. Louis Stadium
• 5/12/2015: Radio Story - The House Overrode Gov. Nixon's Veto of Cuts to Unemployment Compensation
• 5/11/2015: Newspaper Story - Senate committee approval moves Missouri closer to a Right to Work state
• 5/11/2015: Radio Story - Right to Work legislation is approved by committee and sent to the Senate floor for a vote.
• 5/ 6/2015: Radio Story - Missouri lawmakers are saying Gov. Jay Nixon has not kept a promise he made in January. #MoLeg
• 5/ 6/2015: Newspaper Story - Lawmakers are saying the Gov. Nixon is making their jobs harder and failed to uphold his promise #MoLeg
• 4/14/2015: Radio Story - Lawmakers seek to make beer brewing easier.
• 3/17/2015: Newspaper Story - Overwhelming support for gender pay equality guidelines during Senate committee hearing #moleg
• 3/11/2015: Radio Story - Missouri Senate gives first-round approval to medical malpractice bill. #MOLeg
• 3/10/2015: Newspaper Story - Right to work issue continues to spark debate as bill enters Senate committee
• 3/ 9/2015: Radio Story - Members of Nixon's team testify in House Committee about keeping Rams in St. Louis
• 3/ 9/2015: Newspaper Story - Representatives Hear Testimony From Team Designed to Keep Rams in St. Louis
• 3/ 2/2015: Radio Story - Lawmakers close meeting on Capitol renovations for second consecutive week
• 2/25/2015: Radio Story - Missouri Supreme Court is urged to invalidate two constitutional amendments
• 2/23/2015: Radio Story - Former television host speaks to lawmakers about making medical marijuana legal
• 2/19/2015: Radio Story - State and local lawmakers are split over restrictions on ride sharing services like Uber
• 2/19/2015: Newspaper Story - One Missouri lawmaker has sponsored a bill to create a statewide standard for companies like Uber.
• 2/18/2015: Radio Story - Senate committee hears bill to prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation and identity
• 2/18/2015: Newspaper Story - Senate committee hears testimony for bill that would make discrimination based on sexual orientation illegal
• 2/11/2015: Radio Story - Missouri soon could become a, right-to-work state.
• 2/ 9/2015: Radio Story - Right to work bills passed after tense committee hearing
• 2/ 4/2015: Radio Story - Missourians might see a decrease in the number of weeks they can collect unemployment benefits.
• 2/ 2/2015: Radio Story - 'Right to work' debate heats up in House Committee #RTW #MoLeg
• 1/29/2015: Radio Story - Missouri businesses are unable to operate for weeks while they wait for business licenses.
• 1/21/2015: Newspaper Story - Nixon's State of the State Address features call for Medicaid expansion, but few specifics otherwise