MO State News

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has released the statewide Annual Performance Reports (APRs) for the 2024-25 school year. Missouri public schools have shown meaningful gains in the APR scores.   APRs demonstrate the progress educators, students, parents, and the community are making toward meeting the standards and indicators […]

JEFFERSON CITY — Every day on Missouri highways, first responders risk their lives within feet of fast-moving traffic. From law enforcement and tow operators to Missouri Department of Transportation crews and EMS personnel, these men and women face danger so others can make it home safely. This week, with a declaration from Gov. Mike Kehoe,

By Jason Smith, member of Congress WASHINGTON. D.C – For more than a month, the federal government has been shut down because Washington Democrats continue to use the American people’s pain as leverage to appease their radical base –  demanding $1.5 trillion in new spending, taxpayer funded health care for illegal immigrants, and cuts to

JEFFERSON CITY – The Southeast Region workforce had more than 158,100 employees in 2024, making up 5.2 percent of Missouri’s employment. Health Care and Social Assistance was the largest employing industry in the region in 2024, with employment totaling nearly 32,000. Retail Trade was the second largest industry, followed by Manufacturing and Educational Services. The

JEFFERSON CITY – NFIB’s October Jobs Report found that 32 percent (seasonally adjusted) of small business owners reported job openings they could not fill in October, unchanged for the second consecutive month. Before August, the last time unfilled job openings hit 32 percent was in December 2020. Twenty-eight percent have openings for skilled workers (unchanged from

JEFFERSON CITY, MO,  – Representatives from MoDNR’s Division of State Parks invite the public to provide input for Lake of the Ozarks State Park’s conceptual development plan update. An online survey is available at mostateparks.com/page/conceptual-development-plans. This survey kickstarts the conceptual development planning process. Input regarding the state historic site and park’s recreational opportunities, infrastructure and amenities will

JEFFERSON CITY – There were over 23,000 online job postings in Missouri for the Information Technology industry from January 2024 to December 2024. The top occupation was Software Developers, which made up 9.2 percent of total industry job postings for the time period. Some top specialized skills required included Project Management, Computer Science, Agile Methodology,

by Caleb Jones cjones@amec.coopI’ve figured out the best medicine for a long day at the office isn’t found in a bottle – it’s found on a lettered two-lane blacktop. There’s something about taking the long way home, rolling the windows down and letting the wind blow the day’s worries out the window that works better