Morning headlines: Monday, May 30, 2011
Obama Visits Joplin Exactly a week after Joplin was hit by the deadliest tornado to strike the U.S in decades, President Barack Obama visited the Missouri city to offer hope to survivors and promises...
View ArticleMorning headlines: Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Joplin Clean-up Continues Cleanup efforts in Joplin will move ahead today when Gov. Jay Nixon says crews will begin hauling away debris left by a massive tornado that leveled a third of the city and...
View ArticleIll. Gov. Pat Quinn signs workers' compensation reform
Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a major overhaul of Illinois workers compensation system. Quinn signed the legislation Tuesday at a Navistar plant in the Chicago suburb of Melrose Park. Quinn says the bill...
View ArticleMo. Senate committee examines Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance
A Missouri Senate committee heard testimony Monday on whether a state-created company needs more oversight, or has even outlived its usefulness. Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Company was created...
View ArticleMorning headlines: Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Wentzville Mayor: news couldnt be better The United Auto Workers announced Tuesday that GM plans to invest $380 million and bring more than 1,800 jobs to its Wentzville plant as part of a proposed...
View ArticleMo. Senate passes workers' comp bill
The Missouri Senate has passed legislation that would prohibit employees from suing co-workers for injuries they sustain on the job. Senators voted 28-6 in favor of the bill Thursday. Majority Leader...
View ArticleMo. Gen. Assembly sends workers' comp bill to Gov. Nixon
The Missouri General Assembly has sent its first bill to Governor Jay Nixon (D) this year, which would revamp the states workers compensation system . The House passed the bill today, while the State...
View ArticleNixon vetoes workplace discrimination and workers' comp bills
Governor Jay Nixon (D) has vetoed two workplace-related bills passed by Missouri lawmakers this year. They are the first vetoes issued this year. First, he vetoed the House version of the workplace...
View ArticleMo. Senate overrides veto on workers' comp, but the House likely won't
The Missouri Senate today overrode a veto by Governor Jay Nixon (D) that would make changes to the states workers compensation system. But the likelihood that the House will also override the Governors...
View ArticleBill dealing with workers' comp & 2nd Injury Fund approved by Mo. House
The Missouri House has given first-round approval to another workers compensation bill . Governor Jay Nixon (D) vetoed a similar bill last month that originated in the Senate . The House version...
View ArticleMo. House passes workers' comp, 2nd Injury Fund fix
The Missouri House has passed its version of a workers compensation bill that also proposes to fix the states ailing Second Injury Fund. The vote again fell mostly along party lines, passing 92 to 56,...
View ArticleNixon, House GOP negotiate on work-related bills
Republican leaders in the Missouri House say theyve been negotiating with Governor Jay Nixon (D) over the two bills he vetoed last month. The governor vetoed bills that would redefine workplace...
View ArticleTroubled Ill. injury-claim system hit in audit
The state auditor says Illinois hands out workers compensation payments too easily and lacks enough employees to spot fraud. Auditor General William Hollands report Wednesday recommends that lawmakers...
View ArticleScaled-back workers' comp bill sent to Mo. Gov. Nixon
The Missouri House and Senate have both passed a scaled-back version of a workers compensation reform bill. The measure would bar employees from suing each other over workplace injuries and illnesses,...
View ArticleMo. Senate Gives 1st-Round Approval To Workers' Comp, 2nd Injury Fund Fix
The Missouri Senate on Tuesday night gave first-round approval to a workers’ compensation bill that includes a proposed fix for the state’s ailing Second Injury Fund. Senate Bill 1 would replenish the...
View ArticleFinal Version Of Workers' Comp/Second Injury Fund Fix Passes Mo. Senate,...
Early this morning, the Missouri Senate passed legislation that would fix the state's ailing Second Injury Fund. The fund is designed to help disabled workers who suffer a second work-related injury....
View ArticleMo. Gen. Assembly Sends Second Injury Fund Fix/Workers' Comp Bill To Gov. Nixon
Legislation that would revive Missouri's ailing Second Injury Fund and seek to reduce the number of occupational disease lawsuits was passed Thursday by the Missouri House . It had already passed the...
View ArticleCiting privacy concerns, Nixon vetoes state database of workers comp claimants
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon followed through Tuesday with an apparent shift in his position on government retention of the public’s personal...
View ArticleNixon announces drop in workers compensation rates
Missouri businesses can expect to pay less for workers compensation insurance. During a visit to Nelson Mulligan Carpenters Training Center in Affton on Thursday, Gov. Jay Nixon announced that a...
View ArticleAutomatic voter registration, immigrant protection among Illinois bills...
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has been busy in the last few days, having signed into law bills that restrict cooperation with federal immigration authorities, automatically register eligible voters when...
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