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10.06.2009 1:52 pm

Bitten by flu bug, pork industry seeks bigger bailout

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON — The pork industry, feeling the ill effects of H1N1 virus (don’t call it swine flu!), could be getting a second government bailout.

In a letter to the Secretary of Agriculture, 63 members of Congress ask the federal government to…

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09.14.2009 5:36 pm

Tire Wars: Relief, worry where rubber meets the road

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON — At Community Tire Co., a St. Louis institution since early last century, the Berra family fielded calls today about happens next given the sudden trade war brewing between the United States and China over tires.

“It’s a frustrating thing,” said Andy Berra,…

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09.08.2008 3:53 pm

Democrats fault Hulshof for trade deal

Post-Dispatch Jefferson City Bureau

More proof that jobs are the big issue in the gubernatorial campaign:

The Missouri Democratic Party is blasting Republican Rep. Kenny Hulshof for his vote in May 2000 to grant permanent normal trade relations to China.

In a conference call with…

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