http://kbia.org en http://kbia.org/post/mo-auditor-confirms-insolvency-disability-fund <p></p><p>A report from the Missouri auditor confirms that a state fund for disabled workers is insolvent.</p><p>State Auditor Tom Schweich said Friday that Missouri's Second Injury Fund had barely $3 million as of the end of 2012 but had unpaid obligations of $28 million.</p><p>The fund covers workers' compensation claims for employees who have previous injuries or disabilities and then suffer a new job-related injury. Auditors and financial analysts have warned for several years that the fund was on a path toward insolvency. But lawmakers have done nothing to address it.</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:54:59 +0000 Associated Press 27182 at http://kbia.org Mo. auditor confirms insolvency of disability fund http://kbia.org/post/disturbing-worship-service-now-crime-missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has signed into law more than two dozen bills covering a variety of topics, including disturbances of worship services, workers&#39; compensation and child care providers.<p>The governor&#39;s office announced the bill signings Tuesday. <a href="http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/bill-sent-gov-nixon-would-criminalize-disturbance-worship-services-mo">One measure</a> makes it a misdemeanor to intentionally disrupt or interrupt a worship service with profanity, noise or indecent behavior. Tue, 10 Jul 2012 21:22:06 +0000 The Associated Press 17334 at http://kbia.org Disturbing worship service now a crime in Missouri