JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Jan. 31 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry posted the following news: * * * Business community strongly supports child care tax credits January 31, 2025 2 min read # Missouri's economy loses an estimated $1.35 billion annually - including $280 million in lost tax revenue - because of a lack of affordable child care. For the third straight year, a comprehensive child care tax credit package is being proposed to change that rea  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Jan. 30 [Category: Media]-- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following news: * * * Clearing up confusion on drug price rules and revisions On his first day in office, President Trump signed dozens of executive orders rolling back key initiatives from the Biden Administration. The topics covered in Trump's orders ranged from future pandemic preparedness to withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. One action that created some confu  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Jan. 31 [Category: Media]-- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following news: * * * Download time: What journalists should know about disappearing federal health data Following a Jan. 29 memo, staff at the CDC are removing any content related to "gender ideology," with a deadline of Friday afternoon, according to an NBC News report. The entire website was briefly unavailable, and journalists are reporting that several datasets may be affected by the s  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Jan. 31 [Category: Media]-- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following news: * * * Higher levels of 'good' cholesterol may help preserve brain health "Good" cholesterol may help preserve healthy brains in mid-life adults, according to a recent study in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. The research on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, or HDL, may give doctors and patients more insight into factors that affect cognitive health in aging adults. Thi  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Jan. 31 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry posted the following news: * * * Legislators look to modify Missouri's statute of limitations January 31, 2025 Less than a minute read # The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry supports a common-sense approach to reforming the statute of limitations for personal injury claims. Current law allows plaintiffs up to five years to file a lawsuit in a personal injury case. HB 68 from  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Jan. 31 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry posted the following news: * * * Missouri Chamber supports bill to update unemployment benefits January 31, 2025 Less than a minute read # The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is supporting legislation that would incentivize unemployed Missourians to rejoin the workforce. SB 8, sponsored by Sen. Mike Bernskoetter (R-Jefferson City) would modify the duration of unemployment b  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Jan. 31 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry posted the following news: * * * Missouri Chamber supports legislation to reduce recidivism January 31, 2025 Less than a minute read # The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is supporting lawmakers' efforts to reduce recidivism by making it easier to have a criminal record expunged. The Senate Judiciary and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee heard SB 19, a Clean Slate bill spons  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Jan. 31 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry posted the following news: * * * Missouri needs energy legislation to meet growing demand January 31, 2025 Less than a minute read # A pair of bills in the Missouri House would help the Show-Me State attract new businesses by ensuring the state has adequate energy to power them. This week, the House Utilities Committee heard HB 853, sponsored by Rep. Josh Hurlbert (R-Smithville), and  more