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Missouri employers would be barred from identifying workers by the last four digits of their Social Security numbers under a bill in the state Senate.

Porta-King Building Systems, a manufacturing company, announced an expansion in Montgomery City.

A new smoking ban was passed in Hannibal after much debate between both city officials and community members.

U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill was in Columbia Wednesday advocating a fair tax code.

A State Senate panel spent several hours Wednesday putting together their version of Missouri’s state budget for next year.  But the fate of a program for blind residents is still up in the air.

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Mike Martin, The Columbia Heart Beat: "Hoppe-Tillotson Campaign: Council race heats up over negative ad"

George Kennedy, Columbia Missourian: "Sixth Ward council race turns ugly with Tillotson accusations"

The American Society of News Editors announced Tuesday it will move its headquarters from Reston, Va., to the Reynolds Journalism Institute in Columbia. 

Three members of Missouri's congressional delegation say programs at the state's largest military bases are too important to cut or move elsewhere.

A proposal to limit teen access to tanning beds has divided Missouri House members over rival concerns about cancer and government mandates.