LAKE OZARK, Mo. — Lt. Governor David Wasinger addressed state and local tourism leaders at the annual Governor’s Conference on Tourism this week, celebrating the Missourians who help make the state one of America’s top travel destinations. Drawing on his small-town roots in Hannibal — home of Mark Twain and the Mississippi River — Wasinger […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) issued the following statement on the passage of the Senate’s National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY2026 NDAA): “Tonight the Senate has adopted my legislation protecting Ft. Leonard Wood’s vital hospital from being downgraded or closed. This is a huge win for Missouri. The defense bill passed tonight
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By Curt Wohleber COLUMBIA, Mo. – You might say that 2025 Missouri State Fair Queen Bailey Schneider has royal blood: Three of her cousins were also state fair queens. Yet it still came as a shock when she heard that the crown would go to her. “Going into the competition, I wasn’t expecting
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following statement regarding the quo warranto case seeking to remove St. Louis City Sheriff Alfred Montgomery from office. “A sheriff who is charged with retaliating against witnesses and confined to his home cannot possibly lead a functioning law-enforcement agency,” said Attorney General Hanaway. “The
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By Jason Smith, member of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, 1.3 million service members will miss a paycheck, federal employees will continue to face furloughs, veterans will see delays in services, and families will struggle to make ends meet – all because Washington Democrats refuse to vote for a non-controversial, nonpartisan, 24-page bill to
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control is exploring potential solutions that will allow it to once again provide a free mobile application that, until recently, has assisted Missouri alcohol and tobacco merchants in verifying the authenticity of driver licenses and other forms of state-issued IDs. ATC’s contract with Vivayic, the developer
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JEFFERSON CITY – On October 7, 2025, the Jackson County Circuit Court dismissed a lawsuit brought by an organization called “Right by You” which sought to strike down Missouri’s parental consent law for minors’ abortions. “Right by You” claimed that the parental consent laws were invalidated by the 2024 adoption of Amendment 3. The Court
JEFFERSON CITY, MO — The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is urging residents to take precautions as the state experiences a rise in West Nile virus (WNV) activity this year. Surveillance data show a marked increase in human cases in Missouri, as well as nationally, compared to previous years. West Nile virus is the
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LAKE OZARK, Mo. — Lt. Governor David Wasinger addressed state and local tourism leaders at the annual Governor’s Conference on Tourism this week, celebrating the Missourians who help make the state one of America’s top travel destinations. Drawing on his small-town roots in Hannibal — home of Mark Twain and the Mississippi River — Wasinger
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.– Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced today that her Office has joined a multistate coalition urging Meta Platforms, Inc. to explain and correct its failures to stop the spread of violent terrorist content across Facebook and Instagram. The action comes as part of an ongoing effort to ensure that powerful technology companies
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