Two tax increases passed and another failed during Tuesday's municipal elections in the St. Louis area.
Voters in Dardenne Prairie approved a sales tax increase and voters in Ladue approved a property tax increase. In Kirkwood, however, voters shot down a sales tax increase.
The added tax revenue will go toward road repairs in Dardenne Prairie and toward public safety in Ladue. The Kirkwood increase would have gone toward road repairs.
The tax increase in Ladue will be a 30-cent increase on each…
Twice last year a federal grand jury demanded the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services turn over records pertaining to the medical marijuana program. The pair of subpoenas, issued by the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri in September 2020, were redacted by the department at the request of the […]
President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan includes proposals to expand subsidized child care, free school meals, and a plan to establish universal preschool. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona says the childcare provisions could help many parents return to the workforce.
St. Louis-based PierianDx, which has developed genomics software aimed at helping health care groups improve medical care, plans to pursue expansion after raising $30 million in financing.
New York-based health care investment firm OrbiMed led the startup’s funding round, which includes equity investment and a term loan facility. Other investors in the deal include Health Catalyst Capital, Research Triangle Institute, Inova Health Systems, ATW Partners and SJF Ventures,
PierianDx said the financing…
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Missouri and Kansas residents may be drinking unsafe amounts of arsenic, nitrates and other chemicals — even if their provider is meeting federal drinking water requirements, according to data published Wednesday by an environmental group. The Environmental Working Group released its most up to date tap water database, compiling testing information for water utilities across […]
As both sides of a dispute over Missouri’s $1.4 billion prison health care contract prepare to face off in court Wednesday, the current provider is being accused of bad faith in its lawsuit seeking to hold on to the contract. Long-term contractor Corizon Health is accusing the winning bidder, Centurion Health, of failing to disclose […]
Sunday (10/31/2021) was the 17th anniversary of this blog. In years past I’d have prepared a post looking back and forward, published on the actual anniversary. Now I’m enjoying my final years rather than spend all my free time on the blog. It was two years ago I disclosed I ...
Whitesnake recently released the latest installment of its deluxe reissue campaign, a four-CD/DVD set focusing on the band's 1997 studio album, Restless Heart. The Restless Heart: Super Deluxe Edition features…
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