For years, trial lawyers have swarmed into plaintiff-friendly Missouri courts in search of big payouts. Commonly called venue shopping or forum shopping, this practice is flooding our Missouri taxpayer-funded judicial system with thousands of out-of-state lawsuits.
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In many states, Missouri included, local businesses have to compete on an unlevel playing field due to laws that don’t require out-of-state internet retailers to charge sales tax.
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On Nov. 1, Rep. Elijah Haahr took the gavel in Jefferson City as speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives. It’s always a historic occasion when a new person assumes control of the House. But this time there was a unique footnote as Haahr, 36, became the youngest speaker in the nation.
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