JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Agribusiness Association (MO-AG) will be hosting an OSHA Seminar on Grain and Feed Facility Inspections Jan. 22, 2025 from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Discussion will include what Missouri grain handlers can expect if selected for a Grain LEP inspection and what can be done now to prepare. The seminar […]
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JEFFERSON CITY – As heavy winter precipitation makes its way across the state, the Missouri Department of Transportation is urging drivers to continue to avoid traveling on the weather-impacted roads through today. The National Weather Service has deemed travel in these conditions, which are expected to linger once the precipitation ends, as “impossible.” As the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Budget Director Dan Haug has announced that net general revenue collections for December 2024 increased 19.0 percent compared to those for December 2023, from $1.09 billion last year to $1.30 billion this year. Net general revenue collections for 2025 fiscal year-to-date increased 0.1 percent compared to December 2023, from $6.13 billion
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By Jason Smith, member of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. – Just hours after we officially entered the New Year, an evil terrorist drove a truck down Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens of others. After crashing his vehicle, which was flying an ISIS flag, the terrorist was shot and
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JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, provides the following preliminary statistics related to the New Year’s holiday: Zero people died and 21 were injured in 44 traffic crashes during the 2025 New Year’s holiday counting period, which began at 6 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2024, and ended
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, New Year’s Day U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) wrote a letter to Chairman-elect Rand Paul of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, demanding the Biden Administration be held accountable following a New Year’s terrorist-linked attack on New Orleans’ famed Bourbon Street. “When the 119th Congress convenes next week, and you assume leadership of the Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) voted for passage of the Servicemember Quality of Life and National Defense Authorization Act which allocates billions to Missouri defense projects, including updates to Fort Leonard Wood’s training barracks and new weapons systems for Whiteman Air Force Base. Senator Hawley led the charge to strip a preliminary provision in this year’s defense bill
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Energy is now accepting applications for its Grid Resilience Formula Funding Program. Funding subawards will support investments that improve the resilience of the electric grid against disruptive events. Examples of eligible projects include utility pole management, power line relocation or reconductoring and microgrids,
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Today, Governor Mike Parson released Putting People First, a review of all the wins and accomplishments achieved during the Parson Administration. “January 13, 2025, marks my final day as your Governor. For more than six years, we’ve stood tall in the face of hardships while achieving historic wins that will continue to
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Article XIV, Section 2, of the Missouri Constitution requires the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) to appoint a chief equity officer within the Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR). Lesley Turek began employment as the chief equity officer in June 2024. Turek is charged with the development and implementation of
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