Missouri unemployed face losing benefits under GOP bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s unemployed would again face losing several weeks of jobless benefits under a bill advancing in the state House. House members in a Wednesday voice vote gave the measure initial approval. Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick’s bill is a revival of a failed 2015 plan to cut the maximum benefits to 13…
Federal trial over Michael Brown’s death pushed back to 2018
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A federal trial involving a lawsuit that Michael Brown’s parents filed over his 2014 police shooting death in Ferguson, Missouri, now won’t happen until at least next year, though a judge is giving both sides time to resolve the matter out of court. U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber has scheduled…
2 plans to name Illinois highways for Obama in the works
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Democratic lawmakers from Chicago want portions of Illinois highways named for former President Barack Obama. Rep. La Shawn Ford said Wednesday he would write legislation to name Interstate 55 from Chicago to East St. Louis for Obama. A resolution by Rep. Marcus Evans would designate Interstate 294 around Chicago for the…
Vice-President Pence Visits Fenton Company, Then Tours Jewish Cemetery
Fenton, MO (KTRS) Vice-President Pence was joined by Governor Eric Greitens to speak to workers and supporters at the Fabick Cat headquarters in Fenton on Wednesday afternoon. There the Vice-President spoke about job growth, with an emphasis on small businesses. “Hard working men and women, you’re the ones who make companies like this grow. You…
