April 2022

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick today recognized April as Financial Literacy Month, a month dedicated to promoting the importance of financial literacy and financial education.   The Treasurer kicked off the month by announcing that new free resources for Missourians are now available on the Financial Literacy Portal. These engaging resources include […]

LENEXA, Kan.– The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will collect civil penalties from two companies that allegedly sold illegal “defeat devices” designed to render automobile emission controls inoperative, in violation of the federal Clean Air Act.   Baillie Diesel Inc. of Nixa, Missouri, agreed to pay $18,000; and D & K Repair LLC of Rock

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is urging drivers to keep a cautious eye on the road this spring and give turtles a brake! Many species of Missouri’s turtles become more active during the spring as they emerge from their burrows and cross the roads in search of food and a

JEFFERSON CITY – People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) are disproportionately impacted by all forms of abuse, including sexual assault. According to the U.S. Justice Department, the rate of serious violent crime (rape or sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault) for persons with disabilities is more than three times the rate for persons without disabilities, with 65

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Eighth District Missouri Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08), issued the following statement on President Biden’s decision to end the use of Title 42 border policy and the mounting crisis along the southern border. The use of these authorities were implemented by President Trump to give border security personnel further tools to stem the flow of

By Holly Rehder, State Senator I have some great things to report this week, and some not so great things. I am incredibly pleased my Senate Bill 775 passed unanimously out of the Senate and is now in the hands of the House of Representatives. This legislation is the result of nearly a year’s work by the Missouri