January 2023

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri non-farm payroll employment decreased by 5,000 jobs from November 2022 to December 2022, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point. Private industry employment decreased by 5,300 jobs and government employment increased by 300 jobs. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.8 percent in December […]

Postpartum Health Care Bill Advances JEFFERSON CITY – On Jan. 18, I was honored to present Senate Bill 45 to members of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee. This legislation extends MO HealthNet coverage for postpartum women from 60 days to one year following the birth of her child. A companion bill is also being

JEFFERSON CITY – Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) is very excited to announce longtime athlete Charlie Phillips has been officially selected to represent Special Olympics Missouri and Special Olympics USA at the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023.   “I want to thank all the people who helped me get here,” Phillips said.   Before he

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Representative Doug Richey wants to extend the tax break for dependents to parents who are expecting a child. Richey filed legislation to allow the state’s existing tax deduction for dependents to also apply to pre-born children.   Under current Missouri law, a taxpayer may deduct $1,200 for each dependent. Richey’s