March 2022

Missouri’s at-home COVID-19 PCR test kit program to cease

JEFFERSON CITY – After a sharp increase in testing demand during the Omicron surge in December and January, Missouri has been experiencing a dramatic decline in testing the past several weeks. Due to this low demand and increased availability and accessibility of testing resources, the State’s at-home PCR testing kit program is ending March 31.   Missouri residents […]

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Missouri Realtors® Showcase area markets at MIPIM 2022 in Cannes, France

COLUMBIA – MIPIM, the world’s leading global real estate market, business conference, and networking event, welcomed Missouri REALTORS® to its 2022 event in Cannes, France, March 15-18. Missouri REALTORS® were among the 3,800 exhibiting companies at the event and were featured alongside 10 additional state and local REALTOR® associations in the USA Pavilion, hosted by the National

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Measure to restore Brand USA signed into law

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) have announced that their bipartisan legislation to provide support for Brand USA, a public-private partnership that promotes international travel to the United States, has been signed into law. The legislation will help Brand USA promote the U.S. to international visitors by allowing the program to access

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Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park hosts a wildflower hike April 2

JEFFERSON CITY– Team members at Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park invite the public on a spring wildflower hike at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 2. This informational trek will provide details on the types of flowers, their medicinal uses and some wild edibles that can be found right in your own backyard.   Participants should meet at the

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Hairspray comes to the Fabulous Fox Theatre

ST. LOUIS – HAIRSPRAY, Broadway’s Tony Award®-winning musical comedy phenomenon, announced the principal cast that will feature Andrew Levitt (aka Nina West), Sandie Lee and introducing Niki Metcalf. This new North American tour, helmed by original director Jack O’Brien and original choreographer Jerry Mitchell, will play April 5-9 in St. Louis at the Fabulous Fox

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Following alleged Ponzi scheme, company could face $4 Million in civil penalties

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s Securities Division has issued an order to show cause why restitution, civil penalties and other administrative relief should not be imposed against a company and four individuals that allegedly offered and sold at least $760,000 in unregistered homemade “silver and gold certificates.”   Between April 2018

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‘Vote for Justice’ urges transformative change at the polls

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Leadership Conference Education Fund is launching Vote for Justice, a diverse, nonpartisan campaign under the Vision for Justice platform that aims to educate voters about the connection between justice, voting, and other acts of civic participation. The campaign’s goal is to motivate voters to educate their communities about the crucial roles elected officials have

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