By Senator Jamie Burger When you grow up in southeastern Missouri, you understand right away that water goes where it wants. Last week’s storms wreaked havoc, and I know some of you are still struggling to overcome historic downpours and flooding. Thankfully, our community is SEMO strong and proud as the day is long when […]
By Senator Mike Henderson I hope everyone came out of the storms this past week in good shape. I know parts of our area were hit hard with catastrophic flooding, and my family’s thoughts and prayers are with those of you dealing with the aftermath. With Easter just around the corner, I – like many
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Progress MO JEFFERSON CITY, MO — A delegation of advocates, workers, and community members from Missouri traveled to Washington, DC, last week to deliver a clear message to Congress: no more tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations – especially not at the expense of hardworking Missourians. “Everything is getting harder for working people, yet
JEFFERSON CITY, MO — The Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) updated a marijuana product recall today for marijuana products sold to dispensary and manufacturing facilities from comprehensive manufacturing licensee, Delta Extraction, LLC, MAN000022. The original recall occurred on August 14, 2023. On February 18, 2025, the Administrative Hearing Commission issued an order finding grounds exist
KANSAS CITY – Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.3% in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.2%, while the food index and energy index were both up 0.7%. Over
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JEFFERSON CITY –– Missouri legislation to break up the electric utility monopoly continues to advance, presenting a free-market alternative to Senate Bill 4 –– legislation that allows utility companies to charge customers to build future power generation projects in the state. Senate Bill 487, sponsored by Sen. Nick Schroer was heard by the Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy
Jason Smith, member of Congress The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has joined a 23-state amicus brief in support of the United States’ lawsuit against the state of Illinois and the City of Chicago, challenging sanctuary policies that obstruct federal immigration enforcement. The brief urges the court to recognize that state laws cannot frustrate or override federal authority
JEFFERSON CITY Mo. – Attorney General Andrew Bailey has announced the promulgation of a first-in-the-nation rule requiring commercial pornographic websites to verify the age of users not just on the website but also on the device level—creating the most robust age-verification standard in the country, all while protecting the privacy of adults. In addition, the rule
JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Beginning April 21, 2025, the Department of Revenue will implement new procedures established by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that pertain to the Medical Examiner Certificate (MEC) required for some commercial driver license (CDL) and commercial learner’s permit (CLP) holders in the state. To prepare for implementation, online MEC update
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