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Friday, May 24, 2013  Capital Region Medical Center announced Friday morning that the hospital will add a 115,000 square foot expansion to the current main center on Madison Street.

Monday, April 29, 2013  One of the architects of failed gun control legislation says he's bringing it back.

Sunday, April 21, 2013 

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  A new study says Missouri could see a 59 percent increase in the cost of medical claims for individual insurance policies under President Barack Obama's health care law.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Democratic efforts to expand Medicaid coverage for lower-income adults have been dealt another defeat in the Missouri House.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  The alternative by Republican Rep. Jay Barnes would cover fewer additional adults than Obama's version while also removing some children from the Medicaid rolls.

Saturday, February 02, 2013  COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Gov. Jay Nixon's push to increase college completion rates is bringing to Missouri a nonprofit online university started by 19 other governors in the western U.S.

Sunday, January 13, 2013  Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon could get a second chance to fulfill a pledge from his first campaign when he is sworn in to office again Monday.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  St. Louis-based William K. Busch Brewing Company expands to Columbia and Jefferson City.

Monday, October 15, 2012  The project is scheduled to be completed by September 2014

Monday, April 02, 2012  It's a whopper of a menu change as Burger King adds smoothies, snack wraps, salads that are like McDonald's.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012  Plans call for a $12.5 million expansion of Spartan Light Metal Products.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012  A manufacturing company plans to close one operation in Mexico and expand its plant in West Plains, bringing up to 200 new jobs to southern Missouri.

Saturday, August 06, 2011  Gov. Jay Nixon says he is not including the expansion of a tax credit for assembling and maintaining large swaths of land in his planned call for a special legislative session.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011