MO State News

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Financial Assistance Center has announced upcoming bidding opportunities for public drinking water system lead service line inventory projects. The bidding is open to contractors, engineering firms and any other professional entity capable of completing the work.   Bidders are encouraged to check often for new opportunities […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft criticized yesterday’s court ruling regarding proposed ballot language which his office wrote relating to abortion initiatives filed with the secretary of state’s office.    In a media statement, Ashcroft said:   “We will not stand idly by while the courts hide the effects of this amendment and

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced that it has invested $12.8 million in Missouri from President Biden’s Infrastructure Law into two rail improvement projects. Nationally, President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invested more than $1.4 billion into 70 rail improvement projects in 35 states and Washington, D.C.

COLUMBIA, Mo.– Did you know half of all Missouri households use natural gas as their primary heating source? If you are living in a new location or if you turned your natural gas off for the summer, now is the time to schedule your reconnection – before the first cold snap of the season. “There

JEFFERSON CITY—Spire Missouri, Inc. (Spire) has filed an application with the Missouri Public Service Commission seeking a certificate of convenience and necessity (CCN) to construct, own, operate and maintain a natural gas distribution system providing natural gas service in Cass County. The requested CCN would be a further expansion of the Company’s existing certificated area.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Our nation’s animal shelters are in crisis due to increased owner surrenders and stray intakes, spiking post-pandemic euthanasia rates across the country.   To help as many pets as possible go from shelter kennels to the couches of loving homes,  BISSELL Pet Foundation is hosting its Fall National “Empty the Shelters” reduced-fee adoption

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced today that 17 projects will receive funding through the Food Insecure Cost-Share Grant Program. The competitive grant program will provide up to $50,000 per project to address food insecurity in urban areas.   “Missouri is home to over 98,000 farms located in every county,” said Director of

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On Friday, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed suit against Southampton Community Healthcare, Inc., for providing gender transition interventions, such as puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones, to minors without a comprehensive mental health assessment, as was required by state law before the Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act went into effect following

KANSAS CITY – The Mountain-Plains Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released Missouri Job Openings and Labor Turnover – July 2023.   Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted these Missouri highlights:   Missouri had 167,000 job openings in July 2023, compared to 155,000 openings in June. The job openings rate

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On Thursday, Governor Mike Parson announced that President Joe Biden has approved his request for a major disaster declaration to help local governments and nonprofit agencies in 33 counties in response to multiple severe weather systems that impacted Missouri from July 29 – August 14.   The declaration makes federal public