( KTRS ) Illinois lawmakers have advanced a measure to exempt feminine hygiene and incontinence products from the state sales tax. The Senate revenue committee forwarded the bill to the full chamber Wednesday for consideration. No official vote was taken, but one Republican lawmaker suggested the plan be considered for a tax code change instead…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Outdoor hockey is coming to St. Louis. The NHL said before the St. Louis Blues’ game against the Chicago Blackhawks that the teams will play in the Winter Classic at Busch Stadium on Monday, Jan. 2. That’s one of four outdoor NHL games scheduled for next season. The NHL said Toronto…
( KTRS ) Immigration authorities last year sought to detain a Mexican national charged with killing five men, but they sent the detention order to an agency that didn’t have him in custody. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, it wasn’t the first time Pablo Antonio Serrano-Vitorino eluded the agency In 2015, officials from a…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – University of Missouri leaders say the school will use a hiring freeze and 5 percent budget reduction to close a projected $32 million shortfall. The Columbia Daily Tribune (bit.ly/1py0K0h) reports interim Chancellor Hank Foley sent out a memo on Wednesday saying the moves are necessary because of a sharp drop in…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Senate could vote Thursday on whether to send the House a proposal creating religious protections for those objecting to gay marriage. The Republican-led Senate gave initial approval early Wednesday to the proposed constitutional amendment after halting a Democratic filibuster that lasted 37 hours. The measure would prohibit government…