MO State News

Legislation breaking up the electric utility monopoly makes progress in Missouri state legislature

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

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Easter Blessings

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

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Attorney General Bailey takes stand against Illinois sanctuary policies threatening Missouri’s safety

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

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Legislation breaking up electric utility monopoly makes progress in Missouri state legislature

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

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Join MDC webinar on seven simple actions to help birds at home on May 1 in preparation for MBC

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Missouri River Bird Observatory (MRBO), and the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation (MCHF) invite both new and experienced birders to join in the last of a special series of free birding webinars in preparation for the first ever Missouri

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Free trees still available here for 2025 Callery pear buyback

ST. LOUIS, Mo. —The Missouri Invasive Plant Council (MoIP), in partnership with Forest ReLeaf of Missouri, Forrest Keeling Nursery, and the Missouri Department of Conservation, is hosting a Callery pear “buyback” program in locations around the state on April 22. On this date, citizens who register with a photo of a cut down Callery pear

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Attorney General Bailey leads nation by protecting children from big tech and porn conglomerates

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

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New procedures affect CDL medical certificates

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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