MO State News

JEFFERSON CITY, MO —Yesterday, Missouri Governor Kehoe signed Senate Bill 105 into law, halting the sale in Missouri of six invasive plants: sericea lespedeza, burning bush (‘Compactus’), Callery pear, Japanese honeysuckle, perilla mint, and wintercreeper (variety Coloratus).  The implementation date for the legislation is August 28, 2025. The legislation allows five plants in the bill to continue to be sold through January 1, 2027, […]

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The 2025 Missouri Governor’s Cup Wine Competition was held in Columbia, Missouri, July 8-10. Our eight esteemed judges spent two days blind tasting wines entered from across the Show-Me-State. 260 wines were entered in this year’s competition. Prestigious judges with a variety of different skill sets, experiences and qualifications from across

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — On Monday, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe officially signed the Water Preservation Act into law during a ceremony at the Missouri Soybeans’ headquarters, the Center for Soy Innovation. The bill, known as Senate Bill 82, establishes a permitting framework to track and regulate bulk water exports—an essential measure to protect Missouri’s water resources for

BOSTON, Mass. – Average gasoline prices in Missouri have risen 2.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.88/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 3.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 31.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.  

By Jason Smith, member of Congress From his very first day in office, President Donald Trump has been hard at work advancing his America First trade agenda. As Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over trade, I am incredibly grateful to have such a great ally in the fight to advance

Attorney General Bailey leads fight against hidden ESG and DEI agendas in corporate America JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has announced that his office has launched an investigation and filed parallel lawsuits against two foreign-owned proxy advisory firms, Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), to ensure their compliance with lawful demands

COLUMBIA, MO. —The Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF) Annual Dinner is a celebration of prairies. This year’s event will be held Saturday, August 16, 2025 in Columbia, Missouri at Stoney Creek Hotel, 2601 S. Providence Road. “We are extremely pleased that Dr. Jesse Nippert—University Distinguished Professor of Biology at Kansas State University—will be our special guest speaker

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Veterans Commission has released its inaugural Veteran Suicide Prevention report, as required by Senate Bill 912 and House Bill 1495. The report is titled “Left of Boom,” which in military terms describes the period of time before an incident occurs, where proactive measures can be put into place to prevent or