MO State News

Promises Made, Promises Kept For four years, Missourians suffered under a Biden Administration that prioritized radicals, wealthy environmentalists, and far-left policies at the expense of working families, farmers, and small businesses. Prices under President Biden increased 21 percent; real wages fell 3.2 percent; monthly mortgage payments were up 88 percent; and interest rates hit their […]

JEFFERSON CITY Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following statement after Planned Parenthood Great Plains filed a countersuit, claiming that Amendment 3 grants them a constitutional right to traffic minors across state lines to obtain abortions—without parental consent: “Our children deserve to be protected—not trafficked across state lines for dangerous and clandestine abortion procedures at

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Agriculture has lifted the suspension of poultry and waterfowl auctions, shows and swap meets in Missouri effective March 24, 2025. The Department suspended waterfowl activity in January in counties impacted by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) to help prevent the spread of the virus. HPAI is known

JEFFERSON CITY — A 33-year-old Ste. Genevieve man was one of two passengers hurt when a 2024 Chrysler Pacifica which ran off the right side of Highway 63 in Maries County.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the Ste. Genevieve man and the other passenger, a 58-year-old man from Doe Run, each had minor

Elite Eight Much like the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, where the competition has been narrowed down to eight teams, the General Assembly is down to the last 8 weeks of the legislative session. I suspect there will be some madness mixed into these final weeks of negotiations as legislators vie to get their proposals to

JEFFERSON CITY – The second annual Missouri Historic Preservation symposium, hosted by the Missouri State Historic Preservation Office, the City of Jefferson and The Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation, is set for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 1, at the Lewis and Clark State Office Building in Jefferson City. The symposium’s theme, “Historic

KANSAS CITY – The Mountain-Plains Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics today released Missouri Job Openings and Labor Turnover – January 2025. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted these Missouri highlights: Missouri had 165,000 job openings in January, compared to 169,000 job openings in December. The job openings rate for Missouri

Not in our wildest dreams did women of my generation think it was possible to be a judge, let alone a judge on the Supreme Court of Missouri, and definitely not a chief justice. And we absolutely never imagined we’d ever end up in a documentary!     But all of those, somehow, became a

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri nonfarm payroll employment increased by 12,500 jobs in February 2025, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent. Private industry employment increased by 12,200 jobs and government employment increased by 300 jobs. Over the year, there was an increase of 10,300 jobs from February 2024 to February 2025, and

SEDALIA – Josiah Queen with Claire Leslie will appear on the Missouri State Fair Grandstand, presented by CFM Insurance Wednesday, August 13, at 7:30 p.m.   Ticket prices (including fees): $25-$40   Presale for all State Fair tickets starts Tuesday, May 13 at 9 am through Etix.   Public on sale for all State Fair