October 30, 2026 As this Congress nears its end, I am proud of the wins I have delivered for working families, small businesses, and family farms in southeast and south central Missouri. Every fight I have taken on this Congress comes back to one goal: making life more affordable and safe for the people I […]
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — Illinois is the number one producer of soybeans in the United States, but farmers across the state face a big issue when it comes to maintaining their crops — drought. Periods with little to no rain can hamper growth or, worse yet, kill the plant. Researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports Missouri hunters harvested 36 black bears during the state’s sixth bear hunting season, Oct. 17-30. More than 5,200 hunters applied during May for 2,000 permits for the season with the maximum allowable harvest being 60 bears. Of the 2,000 hunters selected through a random
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump Administration recently announced more than $12.5 million in federal investment to modernize rural health care services and expand access to care in Missouri’s 8th Congressional District. This funding is part of the Rural Health Transformation Program’s (RHTP) historic $50 billion investment in rural health care which Rep. Jason Smith (MO-08)
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri joins transportation and emergency response agencies nationwide in honoring the state’s first responders during National Crash Responder Safety Week, which runs Nov. 2–6. This week recognizes the dedicated men and women who often work just feet from moving traffic, reminding travelers that moving over and slowing down can save lives. Missourians
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Unseasonably warm temperatures have prompted the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) to postpone its annual winter trout stocking. Fisheries staff stock rainbow trout in urban-area lakes across Missouri beginning the first week of November. However, warm water temperatures have pushed stocking efforts to the second week. “Trout are a cold-water species
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Friday, the Trump Administration announced $39.7 million in Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding to modernize rural healthcare services and expand access to care across Missouri. This investment will support 26 rural healthcare providers as they renovate, reconfigure, equip, or repurpose existing facilities, to expand maternal health, behavioral health, diagnostic, outpatient, and chronic disease management
JEFFERSON CITY, MO, OCT. 30, 2026 – Governor Mike Kehoe has signed a proclamation declaring Nov. 1-7, 2025, as Water and Wastewater Professionals Week in Missouri. The Governor’s proclamation recognizes the vital work that water and wastewater professionals do to keep Missourians healthy and our communities strong. The proclamation highlights the important contributions made by
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The Mountain-Plains Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics today released Business Employment Dynamics in Missouri – First Quarter 2026. Regional Commissioner James B. Howard, Jr. noted these Missouri highlights: In Missouri, from December 2025 to March 2026, private industry establishments gained 139,141 gross jobs, while losing 133,205 gross jobs, resulting
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Public Service Commission reminds consumers that Missouri’s Cold Weather Law is in effect from November 1st through March 31st each year.Under the law, disconnection of heat-related service is prohibited on any day temperatures are predicted to drop below 32 degrees between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. for the following
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