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Sewer backups, stormwater regs put city in a bind
Posted by admin on Thursday, February 10th, 2011 Categories:
A large crowd showed up to the Boone County Commission chambers Wednesday night to discuss a dirty topic: sewer overflows and their connection with recent stormwater regulations mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency. A three-person panel of Bill Weitkemper, Columbia sewer superintendent; Karen Miller, Boone County southern district commissioner; and Ken Midkiff, conservation chair of [Click Here]
State tax credit trims not enough to stop higher ed cuts
Posted by admin on Wednesday, December 1st, 2010 Categories:
Recommendations from the Missouri Tax Credit Review Commission could save the state $220 million annually, but they are still not enough to stave off big cuts to higher education funding, said commission member Craig Van Matre. Missouri has 61 tax credit programs, and since 1998, total tax credit redemptions have grown by an average of [Click Here]
Missouri ranked 16th in business tax climate index
Posted by admin on Thursday, October 28th, 2010 Categories:
The Tax Foundation, a think tank that researches U.S. tax policy, ranked Missouri the state with the 16th best business tax climate. The paper accompanying the annual index notes that, in terms of attracting and retaining businesses: “State lawmakers are right to be concerned about how their states rank in the global competition for jobs [Click Here]
P&Z recommends against new commercial zoning on Grindstone
Posted by admin on Friday, March 5th, 2010 Categories:
The Planning and Zoning Commission had different ideas than the Planning Department Thursday night, diverging from staff’s recommendation and voting against a proposed rezoning on Grindstone Parkway across from the Walmart center. The request by Red Oak Investment Company, owned in part by Hugh Stephenson and his son Ted Stephenson as well as Robert Smith, [Click Here]
TDDs get more harsh words from state auditor
Posted by admin on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 Categories:
The Missouri State Auditor’s office released its third comprehensive audit of Transportation Development Districts Wednesday. Each audit since the first, conducted in 2006 by then-State Auditor Claire McCaskill, has been critical of the districts. State auditor Susan Montee’s office again raised concerns that professional services (i.e. legal counsel, engineering and bond underwriting) were not competitively [Click Here]
Nixon once again calls for campaign finance limits
Posted by Jason Rosenbaum on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 Categories:
When Gov. Jay Nixon’s office announced a conference call on ethics legislation, it wasn’t unreasonable to expect that the first-term governor would call for campaign finance limits. After all, Nixon has been an advocate for the limited system for quite some time. He has commonly cited his experience arguing for limits in front of the [Click Here]
Killer Tofu
Posted by Jason Rosenbaum on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 Categories:
It doesn’t take too much time lurking around the Missouri Capitol to notice gobs and gobs of food at almost every turn. It’s type of thing that would make Oliver Twist faint with pleasure. OK, that analogy may be hyperbolic. But on an almost daily basis while the General Assembly is in session, lobbyists and [Click Here]
UM Hospital gets hit by governor’s budget cuts
Posted by Jason Rosenbaum on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 Categories:
The big news out of Jefferson City last week involved Gov. Jay Nixon’s announcement of more budgetary cuts made in the face of declining state revenues. As noted in a story for the CBT, the cuts included the elimination of hundreds of state government positions. But the restrictions totaling roughly $204 million also included cuts [Click Here]
CBT Business Calendar: The Week Ahead
Posted by admin on Monday, October 19th, 2009 Categories:
In Jefferson City this afternoon, Gov. Jay Nixon, Columbia Mayor Darwin Hindman and other public officials will take part in the dedication of a new renewable energy project. Landfill gas from the Jefferson City Landfill is captured and piped to the generation facility next to the City Correctional Center, where it is used to generate [Click Here]
McCaskill forum stirs health care passions
Posted by Jason Rosenbaum on Thursday, August 27th, 2009 Categories:
The fight over altering the nation’s health care system made a stop yesterday in Jefferson City. Federal legislators have been wrestling with legislation that would make big changes to the way health care works in this country. The most talk about plan includes setting up a government-run program that would provide health insurance to potentially [Click Here]
Zweifel sets up shop at State Fair
Posted by Jason Rosenbaum on Thursday, August 13th, 2009 Categories:
Most people typically pick up a corn dog or a funnel cake when tranversing around the Missouri State Fair. But state Treasurer Clint Zweifel is offering up something completely different – unclaimed assets. Zweifel announced yesterday that his Unclaimed Property Division will set up shop at the Sedalia extravaganza. It will be open from 10 [Click Here]
Schaefer unsure of motorcycle helmet override
Posted by Jason Rosenbaum on Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 Categories:
Gov. Jay Nixon’s decision to strike down a bill allowing motorcyclists to ride without a helmet was arguably the first-term chief executive’s most high-profile veto of the year. Motorcycle enthusiasts have been trying to alter the law for decades, arguing the regulation is a limitation on personal freedom. This year, legislators passed a bill allowing [Click Here]
State ratchets up minimum wage
Posted by Jason Rosenbaum on Friday, July 24th, 2009 Categories:
Missouri’s minimum wage officially went up to $7.25 today – and it may be going up even more in the near future. The state’s labor department announced the hike today, which affects businesses with a gross income of more than $500,000. The rate went up because of a state law requiring Missouri’s minimum wage to [Click Here]
Boone County officials urged a veto of public defender bill
Posted by Jason Rosenbaum on Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 Categories:
I wrote an article for the CBT earlier this year detailing state legislation pertinent to the legal community. While many bills fell by the wayside, one that made it through the process legislation allowing the Public Defender Commission to formulate a cap on public defenders’ caseloads. The bill’s sponsor – Sen. Jack Goodman, R-Mt. Vernon [Click Here]
Koster accuses Audrain County resident of Ponzi scheme
Posted by Jason Rosenbaum on Monday, July 20th, 2009 Categories:
Attorney General Chris Koster filed charges against an Audrain County grain dealer today for operating what he said was essentially a massive Ponzi scheme. Koster filed 12 felony charges against Cathy Gieseker of Martinsburg, arguing that she bilked 180 farmers out of nearly $27 million. Koster said Gieseker sold grain for farmers through two companies, [Click Here]
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