November 2024

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Governor’s Council on Disability (GCD) is currently accepting nominations for the 2024 annual Inclusion and Youth Leadership Awards. The Governor’s Council on Disability promotes full participation and inclusion of the nearly one million Missourians with disabilities in all aspects of community life by educating citizens, businesses, schools, organizations, and others of their rights

JEFFERSON CITY – The following statement is from Susan Klein, Executive Director, Missouri Right to Life State PAC:   Hours after the election reports came in on November 5th, Planned Parenthood, et. al. filed a lawsuit to repeal healthcare protections for women.      Read more here: Lawsuit challenges Missouri’s abortion restrictions hours after voters approve Amendment

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri nonfarm payroll employment increased by 5,400 jobs in October 2024, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by one-tenth of a percentage point. Private industry employment increased by 1,600 jobs and government employment increased by 3,800 jobs.   Over the year, there was an increase of 81,700 jobs from October 2023

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The plague is one of the deadliest bacterial infections in human history. An estimated 50 million Europeans died from it in the mid-1300s when it was known as the “Black Death.” Thanks to improved sanitation, public health measures and antibiotics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now reports an average of