A bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren that aims to give the public more details about settlements reached by federal enforcement agencies has passed the Senate. The Massachusetts Democrat says the goal of the bill is to require the ...
Read More »Starbucks: Mobile order-and-pay now available nationally
Starbucks says its mobile app that lets people order and pay in advance will be available nationally starting Tuesday. That means lattes, breakfast sandwiches and other items you want could theoretically be waiting for you by the time you arrive. ...
Read More »Missouri attorney general: Walgreen Co. deceiving consumers
Missouri’s attorney general is taking Walgreen Co. back to court, alleging the nation’s biggest pharmacy chain is violating a settlement reached last year over its pricing practices. Attorney General Chris Koster’s office on Tuesday asked a judge to hold the ...
Read More »Sigillito investors say banks should pay for losses
A federal judge is considering plaintiffs’ arguments that banks connected to Martin Sigillito’s Ponzi scheme have some liability for their losses. Sigillito was a St. Louis attorney and American Anglican Convocation bishop convicted in 2012 of orchestrating a massive real ...
Read More »Profs worry mandatory reporting will keep students quiet
Michael Williams wants his young college students to feel they can come to him for help. He’s eager to guide them with an assignment or offer a sympathetic ear when things go sour in their personal lives. But if they ...
Read More »Missouri governor’s race to determine fate of right to work
Voters next year will pick more than a new governor — the election likely will either ensure Missouri becomes the 26th right-to-work state or remains a holdout in the national push for the measure despite being surrounded mostly by states ...
Read More »HIV-infected paramedic sues air ambulance company
An HIV-positive man is suing a St. Louis-area air ambulance service in federal court, alleging he was wrongly removed from his job as a paramedic and reassigned to a dispatch center because of his illness. Clinton Moore alleges in his ...
Read More »Uber launches St. Louis ride-hailing service, files lawsuit
Uber says it is launching its ride-hailing service in the St. Louis market and suing the city’s taxicab regulators in federal court for having tried to block the competition. Uber’s antitrust lawsuit Friday came the same day the regulatory St. ...
Read More »Appeals court upholds injunction halting health mandate
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that President Barack Obama’s health care law unjustly burdens religiously affiliated employers by forcing them to help provide insurance coverage for certain contraceptives, even though they can opt out of directly paying for it. ...
Read More »New Missouri law ends Kansas City wage hike, bans others
A new Missouri law blocking higher local minimum wages has stopped such efforts in Kansas City, although St. Louis still is moving forward with a recently adopted plan for higher pay, city officials said Thursday. The Republican-led Legislature this week ...
Read More »Joplin city attorney denies Sunshine Law violation
The top legal adviser in Joplin is fighting allegations that he violated the Missouri Sunshine Law by taking a telephone poll of City Council members on a settlement proposal in an ethics case involving a councilman. City Attorney Peter Edwards ...
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