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Army Corps of Engineers to spend $732M on Mississippi River lock upgrade
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it will spend $732 million to expand a lock…
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Bill would block cities, counties from enacting EV charging station mandate
A Republican lawmaker is seeking to undercut efforts by officials in the St. Louis area to build more electric vehicle…
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Businesses oppose ban on COVID vaccine mandates, argue it’s their choice
Proposals that would bar COVID-19 vaccine mandates and provide greater exemptions for vaccinations more broadly faced a wave of opposition…
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Centene settles with N.H. for $21.1 million over pharmacy services costs
(AP) — St. Louis-based Centene Corp. has reached a $21.1 million settlement with New Hampshire over the inaccurate reporting of…
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Judge throws out most of St. Louis earnings tax lawsuit
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge has thrown out most of a lawsuit that seeks refunds of St. Louis city…
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Amtrak cuts Missouri service to 1 daily round trip
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Amtrak service in Missouri has been reduced to one round trip starting Monday as federal and…
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Surging COVID-19 cases bring a 2020 feel to the end of 2021
(AP) — U.S. officials have intensified calls for unvaccinated Americans to get inoculated in the face of the new Omicron…
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Midwest lags in national clean energy policy ranking
Nationwide, cities are largely not on track to meet their own greenhouse gas reduction goals and/or they don’t collect data…
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Missouri judge to rule in January on legality of electronic raffle games
A protracted court battle over what is and is not an illegal gambling machine will be decided in early January, just a…
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Missouri Supreme Court weighs disclosure of medical marijuana applications
A company denied licenses to grow medical marijuana in Missouri urged the state Supreme Court Tuesday to compel regulators to…
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Ameren to shutter Rush Island coal plant by 2024 following Clean Air Act violation
Ameren will shutter a Jefferson County coal plant found in violation of federal clean air laws rather than install what…
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Pfizer confirms COVID pill’s results, potency versus Omicron
(AP) — Pfizer said Tuesday that its experimental COVID-19 pill appears effective against the Omicron variant. The company also said…
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Companies rethink return-to-office plans amid Omicron virus cases
(AP) — Companies of all sizes are rethinking their plans to send workers back to the office as the new Omicron…
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St. Louis-based Medicaid giant Centene settles fraud allegations with Kansas for $27.6M
St. Louis-based Centene, the nation’s largest Medicaid managed care provider, has settled fraud allegations with a fifth state, Kansas Attorney…
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Amid debate over sheltered workshops, Missouri pays people with disabilities less
A new Missouri law allowing employers to continue paying some people with disabilities less than minimum wage has positioned the…
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Missouri wants to keep outsourcing unemployment call center
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri officials want to continue having a private company handle calls about jobless benefits in the…
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$790M settlement in lawsuit over Rams’ St. Louis departure
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The NFL and Rams owner Stan Kroenke will pay $790 million to settle a lawsuit filed…
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Pfizer asks regulators to OK promising COVID-19 pill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Tuesday to authorize its experimental pill for COVID-19, setting the stage for a…
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Heavy burden for consumers as holidays near: Soaring prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — A worsening surge of inflation for such bedrock necessities as food, rent, autos and heating oil is…
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Many troubled nursing homes remain open, records show
NORMANDY, Mo. (AP) — Over the past 10 years, inspectors have cited a St. Louis County nursing home for scores…
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Supreme Court to examine ‘patient steering’ to mail-order pharmacies
CVS Health and other massive corporations often use their pharmacy middleman subsidiaries to force people to get the most expensive…
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St. Louis nursing home workers back on job after strike over wages, safety
Workers accusing management of a St. Louis nursing home of unfair labor practices returned to work Tuesday morning after walking…
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Workers on strike at St. Louis nursing home plagued by understaffing, deficiencies
CLAYTON — A group of nursing home workers have been on strike for days to protest unfair labor practices and what…
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Firms consider workers’ privacy when sharing vaccination status
(AP) — Some Missourians may be having a hard time finding dentists and other service providers who are vaccinated, because…
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Federal vaccine rule for private businesses to kick in on Jan. 4
WASHINGTON — Many private employers beginning in January will have to ensure their workers either are fully vaccinated against COVID-19…
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Corizon loses challenge to Missouri prisoner medical care contract award
The company providing health care to state prisoners failed to prove a competitor misled state purchasing officers to win the $1.4 billion…
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Trial set to begin in dispute over prison health care contract
As both sides of a dispute over Missouri’s $1.4 billion prison health care contract prepare to face off in court Wednesday, the…
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Missouri teams push ballot measures to allow sports betting
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri sports teams are trying to put a proposal to legalize sports betting on the ballot.…
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COVID cases, deaths at packing plants were triple previous counts
The numbers of meatpacking workers infected and killed by the coronavirus are much higher than previously known, a congressional review…
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Treasury Department names first counselor for racial equity
NEW YORK (AP) — The Treasury Department has hired a former JPMorgan Chase executive to head a new government program…
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