Missouri House passes compromise farm lawsuits bill.
JEFFERSON CITY • The Missouri House gave its approval Thursday to a revised version of legislation that would limit lawsuits stemming from odors and other environmental nuisances... Read article from www.stltoday.com in its entirety here: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_11760558-777b-11e0-ad20-001a4bcf6878.html
Posted on Fri, 6 May 2011
Nixon vetoes bill restricting lawsuits against industrial hog farms.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-fix/article_3815c538-7521-11e0-b723-0019bb30f31a.html
JEFFERSON CITY • Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed legislation Monday that would have limited rural residents' ability to bring lawsuits against large industrial hog farms.
Missouri lawmakers passed the bill by wide margins in both chambers last month. It…
Posted on Tue, 3 May 2011
Read article: MO Lawmakers Pass Limits on Farm Lawsuits. Link is below.
http://moneywatch.bnet.com/economic-news/news/missouri-lawmakers-pass-limits-on-farm-lawsuits/6217866/
Posted on Fri, 15 Apr 2011
MO Lawmakers Approve Overhauling Dog-breeding Law. Read article in its entirely by clicking here.
http://www.newstribune.com/news/2011/apr/13/urgent-mo-lawmakers-approve-overhauling-dog-breedi/
Posted on Wed, 13 Apr 2011
Pig Odor Bill Moves to Missouri Senate
The state's dominant hog producer, Premium Standard Farms, wants something from Missourians: a stop to the nuisance lawsuits that the company complains are raising the cost of doing business here. Read article in its entirety here.
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Posted on Mon, 4 Apr 2011