MO State News

The Mountain-Plains Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics today released Business Employment Dynamics in Missouri – First Quarter 2026. Regional Commissioner James B. Howard, Jr. noted these Missouri highlights:                    In Missouri, from December 2025 to March 2026, private industry establishments gained 139,141 gross jobs, while losing 133,205 gross jobs, resulting […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Public Service Commission reminds consumers that Missouri’s Cold Weather Law is in effect from November 1st through March 31st each year.Under the law, disconnection of heat-related service is prohibited on any day temperatures are predicted to drop below 32 degrees between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. for the following

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – To mark the kickoff of the second consecutive statewide State Employee Food Drive, the Missouri State Capitol dome will shine orange beginning at sunset on Monday, November 2, 2026 until sunrise on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The statewide food drive, running from November 2 through December 11, is a collaborative effort

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Accessible, ergonomically designed beehives at the University of Missouri’s Jefferson Farm and Garden Extension and Education Center give disabled veterans an opportunity to practice beekeeping. The new hives grew out of MU Extension’s Heroes to Hives program, which addresses the financial and personal wellness of veterans through free professional training and community

JEFFERSON CITY – As Missouri marks a decade of the Buckle Up Phone Down movement, it also nears an accomplishment not seen since 2011: four years in a row of declining roadway fatalities. To keep the momentum, the Missouri Department of Transportation is urging drivers to use safe driving practices heading into the holiday and

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Today Treasurer Vivek Malek released a first-of-its-kind report measuring the performance of students in the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program (MOScholars). It evaluated the first three years of the MOScholars Program, starting in the 2022-23 school year. By the third year of the program, students in MOScholars are performing at or

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced today that she joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in a nearly $664 million settlement with Snap Finance. As part of the settlement, Snap Finance will automatically cancel $6,979,354 in lease payments owed by 3,707 Missourians who entered into lease-to-own agreements from 2017 to 2022. These Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Today, during a press conference at the Missouri State Capitol alongside Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri Thomas C. Albus, and United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri R. Matthew Price, Governor Mike Kehoe announced Operation Show-Me the Money, an unprecedented