COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A task forces says the University of Missouri system should emphasize diversity in its recruiting and hiring practices, while also finding ways to fund those practices to make them sustainable. A 21-page report by the UM System Diversity, Equity and Inclusion task force issued Wednesday made specific recommendations to improve diversity…
(KTRS) – St. Louis City leaders are asking for $40 million in tax credits to help finance a Major League Soccer stadium. This is on top of the $80 million that city voters will decide on in April. The new tax credit request will be presented to the state Development Finance Board in Jefferson City Thursday.…
PORT BYRON, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association says Gov. Bruce Rauner weakened Illinois’ job prospects by signing a nuclear-energy subsidy. Rauner signed the law Wednesday creating a plan to allow Exelon Corp. to keep two unprofitable nuclear plants open with $235 million a year from ratepayers. But he says it will save consumers…
HARTVILLE, Mo. (AP) – The state auditor says an audit shows new possible fraud by a former county collector who recently pleaded guilty to forgery. Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway said Wednesday in a release that the audit shows “new inappropriate and potentially fraudulent activities” by former Wright County Collector Cynthia Cottengim. Cottengim resigned in…
NEW YORK (AP) – New York City’s mayor and other Democratic officials say Congress is coming up far too short in proposing to reimburse the city $7 million for protecting Trump Tower. It’s a fifth of what New York requested. Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday that New York City taxpayers “should not be on…
Aviation Specialist, Glenn Farley, joined Martin and Randi to clear up the debate over the price of Air Force One.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas could host the nation’s next major fight over stricter requirements for immunizations as its rates of schoolchildren who refuse to get shots for non-medical reasons rises. The number of Texas kindergarten through 12th grade students who reported filing conscientious exemptions for at least one immunization last school year increased 19-fold…
