MO State News

New Missouri Buddy Check 22 Day webpage

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Governor’s Challenge to Prevent Suicide among Service Members, Veterans, and their Families has launched a redesigned Missouri Buddy Check 22 Day webpage to help prevent suicides in the military community.   On August 28, 2020, legislation went into effect establishing the twenty-second day of each month in Missouri as “Buddy […]

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Mo Attorney General Hanaway defends Missouri’s Voter ID Law to safeguard election integrity

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has reaffirmed her Office’s commitment to protecting the integrity of Missouri’s elections as her Solicitor General’s team defended the state’s voter-ID law before the Missouri Supreme Court. “Requiring government-issued photo identification is a commonsense safeguard that strengthens confidence in our elections and ensures every lawful vote

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Invasive plants to control in the fall

JEFFERSON CITY — Oaks, sweet gum, maples, and other native trees are displaying brilliant fall foliage, but across the landscape there are also many colorful invasive shrubs and trees. The Missouri Invasive Plant Council (MoIP), administered by the Missouri Prairie Foundation, encourages Missourians to control bush honeysuckle, Callery pear, burning bush, and other non-native woody

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Missouri State Parks seeks input on economic impact of parks and historic sites

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Missouri State Parks, in partnership with the University of Missouri, is gathering feedback to better understand how our parks and historic sites bring value to visitors and local communities. Anyone who has visited one of Missouri’s 93 state park or historic sites in the past 12 months is encouraged to take

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Missouri Conservation Commission Action – Oct. 29-30 Meeting

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Conservation Commission met Oct. 29 for an operational planning workshop and closed executive session and Oct. 30 for its regular open meeting, all at River Centre at The Landing, 110 Front St. in Van Buren.   Commissioners attending the open meeting were:   Margaret F. (Margy) Eckelkamp, Chair Raymond T. (Ray)

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Missouri Agribusiness Academy application period opens

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Agriculture is offering 30 high school students representing 4-H clubs, FFA chapters and farm families throughout Missouri the opportunity to explore careers in agriculture through the 2026 Missouri Agribusiness Academy (MAbA). MAbA is a competitive program for sophomores interested in pursuing agriculture-related degrees and careers.   “For nearly

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Attorney General Hanaway, Auditor Fitzpatrick investigate MSHSAA after whistleblower claims race and sex discrimination

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that her Office will be initiating an investigation into the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) following troubling disclosures by Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick. Auditor Fitzpatrick formally notified the Attorney General in a detailed letter, outlining an alleged Missouri State High School Activities Association policy

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Forced Abortions in America: MO man gets prison for kidnapping pregnant girlfriend, driving to Planned Parenthood Abortion Center

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A Missouri man pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to 15 ½ years in federal prison for kidnapping his pregnant girlfriend at gunpoint in an attempt to force her to have an abortion, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois reports.   The abduction took place in December 2022,

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Republicans continue the fight for working families

By Jason Smith, member of Congress After weeks of obstruction by the Radical Left, enough Senate Democrats joined Republicans to reopen the government. American families were being held hostage because of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s demands to provide taxpayer-funded health care for illegal immigrants. All while openly admitting that the suffering caused by the

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