August 2022

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Two nonpartisan civic engagement organizations sued the state of Missouri and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft in Cole County Circuit Court to block provisions of one of the nation’s most extreme laws restricting voter registration activity and distribution of absentee ballot applications. The law violates the right to core political speech by severely curtailing […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – An easy-to-use resource line for Missouri seniors has been launched by the Division of Senior & Disability Services, a division of the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS). Individuals may call the resource line, input their zip code into their phones, and automatically be connected to their local Area Agency on

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — On Monday the Missouri Republican party announced that six Missouri state-wide political office-holders have endorsed the Republican U.S. Senate Candidate, Missouri State Attorney General Eric Schmitt.   Governor Mike Parson, along with U.S. Senators, Josh Hawley and Roy Blunt, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, Missouri Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe, and

COLUMBIA, Mo. — More than 5,000 new freshmen joined the University of Missouri community on Monday, up 2.7% from last year, as the university officially welcomed students back to campus for the Fall 2022 semester. Preliminary first-day figures show undergraduate enrollment was also up slightly with 23,571 students.   “Students and families continue to recognize

JEFFERSON CITY — Oops. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) may have jumped the gun when it said genetic testing completed on an alleged record breaking gar had confirmed the fish as a pure shortnose. Now officials at the Department of Conservation say more tests are underway to determine the species of the fish. “The