Black lawmakers in Missouri, fearful of reversing decades of hard-fought civil rights gains, said they will try to prevent votes in the House and Senate on a measure that would change the state’s workplace discrimination laws. A measure pending in …
Missouri insurance regulators say they returned a record amount in claims recoveries to consumers in 2011. An additional $21 million was recovered from insurance companies by the Missouri Department of Insurance on behalf of consumers; the previous record was $14.6 …
Democrats in the Missouri Senate say a bill revising workplace discrimination laws would make it harder for people to prove the claim against employers. Senate Bill 592 would require workers who fight firings or other adverse decisions to prove in …
A new report says the city of Joplin, Mo., might not end up with any debt related to the May 22, 2011, tornado. The report from the city finance director estimated that costs to the city, including damage to city …
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 …
Two veteran insurance regulators at the Missouri Department of Insurance have been appointed to division director positions. Matt Barton was picked to lead the Consumer Affairs Division and Angela Nelson is now director of the Market Regulation Division Barton has …
The state insurance department says the Missouri Farm Bureau will take over the operation of three small insurance companies that became insolvent after paying claims from the deadly Joplin tornado. The three insolvent companies are Barton Mutual Insurance Co., Gateway …
A texting pickup truck driver who caused a deadly highway pileup in Missouri last year has federal accident investigators taking a hard look at the use of distracting devices behind the wheel. The National Transportation Safety Board says a 19-year-old …
A suburban St. Louis, Mo., company could face nearly $200,000 in fines after the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited 37 health and safety violations in an investigation that began after a fatal accident. A worker at Resource Management …
A medical malpractice insurance specialty group headquartered in Missouri has promoted Joseph B. Moody to president and CEO. Healthcare Services Association (HSA) appointed Moody to lead HSA and Healthcare Services Group (HSG), its wholly owned management company subsidiary, effective Jan. …
