by Mike Ferguson (St. Charles, MO) – The Missouri Department of Transportation has been sounding the alarm for years: the money coming in will soon not keep up with the cost of maintaining our 33,000+ miles of highways. While the tax on gasoline has not gone down, the amount of fuel we buy generally has …
Monthly Archive: January 2015
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Jan 18
Human Trafficking: Destroying Lives In Missouri
by Mike Ferguson (St. Charles, MO) – Slavery ended in America after the Civil War, right? Wrong. It just has a different form in 2015. We can use a more polite term like “human trafficking” or “forced labor” but we can also call the exploitation what it is: modern day slavery. It’s happening in Missouri …
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Jan 11
Business And Labor: Two Views On The 2015 Missouri Legislative Session
by Mike Ferguson (St. Charles, MO) – When it comes to jobs and your paycheck, what happens in the State Capitol could impact you. Business groups and organized labor are already hard at work trying to influence lawmakers in the Legislative Session that is just days underway. Associated Industries of Missouri President Ray McCarty wants …
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Jan 04
Back To Work In Jefferson City: A Look At The 2015 Legislative Session
by Mike Ferguson (St. Charles, MO) – The 2015 Missouri Legislative Session is just days away and, in some ways, the issues will sound familiar because they’ve been debated before. In other ways, there will be new debates. Among the issues making a return to the attention of lawmakers is the push to expand Medicaid …
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