Missouri Chamber of Commerce

A Senate committee heard testimony Wednesday on legislation that would require watermarks on AI-generated content and target chatbots that provide mental health advice.

The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations said it's up to businesses to determine what is done with employees’ earned paid sick leave.

Missouri lawmakers overturned the mandated sick leave law that voters approved by a wide margin. Two Kansas City workers are part of the effort to put sick days back on the ballot, this time as a constitutional amendment lawmakers can’t repeal.

Because Proposition A, which included a minimum wage hike and mandated paid sick leave, was a statute change, lawmakers were able to repeal it. If it returns as a constitutional amendment, it would be harder to change again.

Missouri voters passed Proposition A with 57% approval. Unless the state Supreme Court grants a legal challenge, the first minimum wage increase kicks in Jan. 1.

Child care businesses are struggling to recruit new employees and retain staff. The Missouri chamber is touting its Chamber Benefit Plan, a novel health insurance project, to lower health insurance costs for providers and entice them to offer coverage to their employees.

The Missouri Legislature is considering several measures that would bar COVID-19 vaccine mandates and provide greater exemptions for vaccinations. But the Missouri Chamber of Commerce says that should be the choice of individual employers.

Legal action from Attorney General Eric Schmitt's office may be the route Missouri takes as opposed to passing legislation to fight vaccine mandates.

The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is using $6 million in federal grant funds to train 5,300 new technology industry apprentices in the next four years.

The state Supreme Court will decide whether a 2020 ballot item expanding Medicaid goes into effect — or is invalidated without legislative action.

One of the groups supporting the lawsuit to follow through with Medicaid expansion is the Missouri Chamber of Commerce, which traditionally supports the GOP-controlled General Assembly's priorities.

The Missouri Chamber Of Commerce And Industry prioritizes rebuilding the state's economy in its three-point legislative agenda.