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Economist: Credit card bill opposed by MO bankers ‘should really be called the Credit Card Anti-competition Act’

An economist with the International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) said that credit card regulations proposed in Congress would reduce competition among credit card issuers.

By Show-Me State Times News Service | Feb 14, 2025

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National Payments Group: Hawley-backed credit card regs ‘anti-growth and dangerous for America’

Federal credit card regulations proposed in 2023 could lead to a loss of $227 billion in economic activity and 156,000 job losses, according to an analysis conducted for the Electronic Payments Coalition (EPC) by Oxford Economics Research (OER).

By Show-Me State Times reports | Jan 14, 2025

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Payments Group: Hawley-backed credit card bill ‘would force Americans’ credit cards to run on unknown, untested networks'

By Show-Me State Times News Service | Nov 4, 2024

A spokesman for the Electronic Payments Coalition (EPC) said the proposed “Credit Card Competition Act” (CCCA), co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), would “force Americans’ credit cards to run on unknown, untested networks.”

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Financial Researcher: Missourians could see increase in credit card fraud under Hawley's proposed credit card regulations

By Show-Me State Times News Service | Apr 25, 2024

Glenn Grossman, the director of research at financial advisory firm Cornerstone Advisors, said the pending federal “Credit Card Competition Act of 2023” (CCCA), co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), could lead to an increase in credit card fraud.

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Finance Analyst: Hawley-sponsored credit card regulations are ‘bad policy’

By Show-Me State Times News Service | Apr 16, 2024

A national monetary and financial markets analyst said that credit card regulations sponsored by U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo) are “bad policy” that will result in higher prices for consumers.

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Missouri AG Bailey: ‘These documents reveal specific incidents of federal officials unlawfully pressuring Big Tech companies to take down constitutionally protected speech’

By Show Me State Times Report | Jun 23, 2023

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R-Mo.) criticized the federal government for “unlawfully pressuring Big Tech companies to take down constitutionally protected speech” during testimony before a hearing of the U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic.

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TSA at STL airport refuse to follow judge’s orders overturning masks

By Show-Me State Times | Apr 19, 2022

Transportation and Security Administration officers stationed in Terminal 1 at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis refused to implement Judge Kathryn Kimbell Mizelle’s order in the hours after the court vacated the federal mask mandate for travelers.

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Missouri’s approach to COVID-19 causing hysteria

By Staff reports | Nov 24, 2020

Missouri finds itself at 489 deaths per million making it 27th in the country when it comes to COVID-related deaths, according to the COVID Tracking Project.

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Missouri voters approve Medicaid expansion

By T.H. Lawrence | Aug 14, 2020

Missouri voters agreed to expand Medicaid on Aug. 4, going against the wishes of several powerful politicians including Republican Gov. Mike Parson.

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Missouri Convention of States efforts result in DHSS withdrawing emergency powers amendment

By Mary Lou Lang | May 24, 2020

The Missouri Convention of States' opposition to a proposed Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) COVID-19 emergency amendment prompted the agency to withdraw it.