MO State News

COLUMBIA – The University of Missouri Extension has released a fact sheet on Cyclospora.   Cyclospora is a foodborne parasite that causes intestinal illness through consumption of contaminated food or water.   Prevention requires proper hygiene, safe produce handling, sanitation practices and effective controls throughout farming, processing and food preparation.   Cyclospora (Cyclospora cayetanensis) is […]

JEFFERSON CITY – ServMO is pleased to announce the availability of AmeriCorps Missouri Planning Grants to enable organizations to plan a proposed AmeriCorps program in Missouri. From January to June 2027, selected organizations will use planning grants to prepare to compete for an AmeriCorps program grant in the subsequent 2027-2028 operational grant cycle.   Available

U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senators Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the bipartisan Securing Enforcement of Americans’ Right to Competition at Home (SEARCH) Act to prevent large search engines from blocking smaller competitors. The bipartisan legislation would put into law remedies sought by then-Attorney General Schmitt and the Justice Department after the Google Search Monopoly Case, the nation’s first Big Tech

BOSTON, Mass. – Average gasoline prices in Missouri have risen 16.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.67/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 2.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 80.0 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.  

WASHINGTON — Last Thursday, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) expanded his investigation into the United States Postal Service (USPS) after Postmaster General David Steiner refused to provide answers for the terrible postal service in Missouri. Senator Hawley questioned USPS’ apparent retention of a New York consulting firm while Missourians’ mail delivery lags, despite Congress passing thePostal Service Reform Act in 2022 to equip

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg regarding his company’s vile treatment of whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams. Ms. Wynn-Williams testified to Senator Hawley’s subcommittee last year that Meta worked with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to silence CCP critics on Meta’s platforms. In retaliation, Meta has moved to gag Ms.

KANSAS CITY – On Monday FEMA announced the approval of more than $16.6 million in post-disaster funding for Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program projects in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.   These programs empower states, local communities, tribes and territories to recover to rebuild more resilient, safer communities and protect infrastructure from future

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri’s annual Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 7, and runs through midnight on Sunday, August 9. During this time, certain purchases such as school supplies, computers, clothing, and other qualifying items as defined by statute are exempt from all state and local sales tax.  During this

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The concerns of numerous Missourians frustrated by the interactions they’ve had with the state Department of Revenue have prompted State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick to conduct a performance audit of the department’s customer service function. Fitzpatrick’s office recently commenced with the audit of the department that provides service to millions of Missourians