Matt Woods

1 week ago | firstalert4.com | Matt Woods |David Amelotti

ST. LOUIS (First Alert 4) -- Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick opened an investigation this week after First Alert 4 Investigates reported the City of Kirkwood spent $30,000 meant for remediation of the opioid crisis on a snowplow truck. The money came from opioid settlement funds as part of Missouri’s lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacies. Kirkwood is projected to receive about $450,000 over the 16 years of payouts.

1 week ago | mountaineagle.com | Matt Woods

In a time when healthcare access and affordability are paramount concerns for many Alabamians, the recent unanimous approval of the Community Pharmacy Relief Act by the Alabama House stands as a beacon of hope for independent pharmacies across our state. Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading. We have used your information to see if you have a subscription with us, but did not find one.

1 week ago | firstalert4.com | Matt Woods

ST. LOUIS (First Alert 4) -- Before a Town and Country man filed appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court in cases with wide-ranging national implications, before then-President-elect Donald Trump chose him to be solicitor general, and decades before he helped successfully argue Trump’s case of presidential immunity, D. John Sauer walked the halls of Saint Louis Priory School in Creve Coeur learning a rigorous education of reading and writing.

3 weeks ago | yellowhammernews.com | Matt Woods

Growing up in a small town is a way of life for many Alabamians. I had the privilege of being raised in a rural community. I attended a small high school, I knew all the students in the grades above and below me. Going to a small school allowed me to participate in almost every sport. Our smaller numbers also created opportunities for my classmates and I to be involved in clubs and service organizations, after all, if we didn’t who would?

1 month ago | mountaineagle.com | Matt Woods

The Alabama House of Representatives was hard at work last week trying to provide tax relief for as many Alabamians as possible. I was pleased to cosponsor a four-bill package that includes tax cuts for retirement earnings and more quickly reduces the state grocery tax. You may recall two years ago that we saw the first cut to the state’s portion of the sales tax on groceries. Last week, we passed a bill to remove another 1% dropping the state rate down to 2%.