The U.S. Senate’s failure to approve extended unemployment benefits means that 47,700 Missourians will have lost their benefits by the end of this week. Unless Congress acts, 71,400 Missourians will lose their benefits by the end of July.  Click here to read more about the "who, what and where" of unemployment in Missouri.

Governor Nixon is considering a special legislative session to pass a bill to offer Ford Motor Company $150 million in tax incentives.  The state would “pay for” the incentives through significant cuts to pension benefits for state employees. While $150 million may be a small amount compared to Ford’s first quarter 2010 profits of $2.1 billion, it is a major sum for Missouri’s state employees who remain the lowest paid in the nation. Click here... Read more >