December 2025

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri House Budget Committee Chairman Dirk Deaton, R-Seneca, today released the following statement in response to a report issued by State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick examining the condition of the state’s General Revenue Fund. “Today, the State Auditor, Scott Fitzpatrick, released a report on the condition of the state’s General Revenue Fund. […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has joined a coalition of 50 attorneys general announcing a $149,673,750 settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and Mercedes-Benz Group AG for violating states’ laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices by marketing, selling, and leasing vehicles equipped with illegal and undisclosed emissions defeat devices designed to circumvent emissions standards.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that a judge has handed down the decision that Alfred Montgomery is to be immediately and completely removed from the position of Sheriff and that the costs of the suit are to be taxed to Montgomery. “Corruption in public office must not be tolerated. The

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Fletcher Bone, an environmental program specialist with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Missouri Geological Survey, is the department’s Team Member of the Year for 2025. The department selected Bone for his efforts to assist the Missouri community of Fair Play with potential issues related to its wastewater treatment facility.