May 2026

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that the Center for Individual Rights (CIR), representing Missouri, Iowa, and the American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce (AmFree), filed a groundbreaking federal lawsuit against the State of New York for an unconstitutional attempt to regulate businesses, consumers, and individuals beyond its borders. New York’s “Mandatory […]

COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri leaders, federal partners and state officials today celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Radioisotope Science Center (RSC) at Discovery Ridge Research Park, marking a major milestone in strengthening the nation’s supply of critical radioisotopes for medicine, research and national security.   The approximately 31,250-square-foot facility is a joint investment

JEFFERSON CITY – State Sen. Brian Williams, D-University City, proudly shared the completion and final passage of one of his priority pieces of legislation. Senate Bill 854 automatically clears the criminal records of thousands of Missourians convicted of drug possession and other nonviolent offenses. Language from SB 854 was added to Senate Bill 1421 and passed by the General Assembly

Take Me Home, Country Roads After months of processing legislation and a final week of robust conversations, conference committees and Senate debates, it sure felt good to have my pickup truck take me home one last time this session. As usual, the legislative session flew by, and I am pleased with the bills the General