MO State News

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A group of Missouri voters has filed a legal challenge to the state’s mid-decade redistricting effort, arguing that state officials’ attempt to implement a new congressional map for the 2026 midterm elections violates the Missouri Constitution.   The voters are residents of Kansas City and currently reside in Congressional District 5, which […]

JEFFERSON CITY – Online Missouri Job postings dipped in August, compared to July: from 77,260 to 61,640.   Health Care and Social Assistance continues to lead job postings in every region.   The online postings are an indicator of demand and opportunities in an area.     The information provided in this report is based

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Chariman Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Ranking Member Andy Kim (D-N.J.) held a hearing in the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Disaster Management that revealed private equity’s role in the growing equipment crisis facing fire departments across the country. The hearing featured fire chiefs, union presidents, and industry leaders alike. For the better part of 20 years, private-equity firms have made a business out

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that the state’s new age-verification regulation will soon take effect, marking a major victory for Missouri families. Promulgated by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office under the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, the rule requires pornographic sites to implement robust age-verification measures or face enforcement action under

By Jason Smith, member of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 10, a widely attended debate on a college campus in Utah suddenly turned into a horrific tragedy when an evil lunatic armed with a rifle murdered Charlie Kirk, the most influential conservative leader of his generation. Like millions of other Americans and so many

Mizzou economists: 2025 farm income boosted by high cattle prices and one-time paymentsCOLUMBIA, Mo. — Net farm income in the United States is projected to reach $177 billion in 2025, a sharp increase from $128 billion in 2024. This is according to the latest update of the annual U.S. farm income and consumer food price

KANSAS CITY – Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.3% in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.2%, led by rising prices for apparel. The index for food advanced 0.7%, while