MO State News

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Budget Director Dan Haug has announced that net general revenue collections for June 2025 increased 1.5 percent compared to those for June 2024, from $1.26 billion last year to $1.28 billion this year. Net general revenue collections for 2025 fiscal year-to-date increased 0.0 percent compared to June 2024, from $13.43 billion last

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has announced that his Office has once again filed an appeal after a Jackson County Court issued a new preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of Missouri’s health and safety regulations for abortion facilities. This decision comes just weeks after the Missouri Supreme Court unanimously overturned a previous

MHA’s 2025 Workforce Report Also Finds Long-term Challenges Remain JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Vacancy and turnover rates among registered nurses, and within the hospital workforce broadly, eased slightly in 2024, according to the Missouri Hospital Association’s 2025 Workforce Report. Overall, this is a positive sign for the hospital workforce, according to Jon D. Doolittle, MHA

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Attorney General’s Office yesterday hand-delivered a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy urging the rescission of the Biden Administration’s conditional approval of a $4.9 billion loan guarantee to the Grain Belt Express (GBE). The Attorney General warned that the speculative transmission line project, backed by foreign investors, poses a

JEFFERSON CITY – The celebration of July 4th has led to an alarming number of deaths and injuries in fires and explosions in Missouri that investigations show appear to be related to fireworks.   The Missouri Department of Fire Safety is is currently investigating five fires in which fireworks are suspected and in which three people

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the following preliminary 2025 July Fourth holiday statistics for the counting period of 6 p.m. Thursday, July 3, 2025, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, July 6, 2025: Traffic Statistics Crashes — 246Injuries — 115Fatalities — 8DWI — 114 Boating Statistics Crashes — 9Injuries — 4Fatalities — 0Drowning

KANSAS CITY – Late Thursday afternoon, July 3, 2025 as our nation and families were preparing to celebrate Independence Day, left wing activist Jackson County Judge Jerri Zhang, without any notice or input from Missouri’s top legal official, released a ruling for the third time to remove almost all health and safety standards for abortions.

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Soybean Association is applauding the U.S. Senate for advancing the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” which delivers key wins for soybean farmers. The legislation includes improvements to the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit, expanded support for biofuels, and important tax provisions that protect family farms.   The Missouri Soybean Association (MSA)