JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, has announced that six troopers graduated from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on Friday, April 14, 2023. The ceremony took place in the Academy gymnasium, 1510 East Elm Street, Jefferson City, MO, and live streamed on the Patrol’s Facebook page. The […]
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) has announced that he is accepting applications from young Missourians interested in attending our nation’s service academies. Nominations to the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and U.S. Naval Academy are available for qualified applicants. “It’s an incredible honor
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Missouri’s campaign, “Tobacco isChanging,” launched this week to educate parentsabout the different candy-flavored tobacco products tempting kids intoaddiction. It is also the reality of the tobacco landscape – especially when itcomes to e-cigarettes. “Remember how shocked you were when you first heard aboutJUUL, the disposable e-cigarette that looks like a
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JEFFERSON CITY – Today, upon tax season culminating and “MOScholars Day” coming up this Thursday, State Treasurer Malek had the following statement: “This Thursday at the State Capitol, my office will be celebrating what I’m calling “MOScholars Day”. As we do so, I want to point out that as Missourians finish tax season, next year, they can reduce
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri consumers can save on ENERGY STAR® certified new appliances during the 2023 Show Me Green Sales Tax Holiday, which runs through midnight Tueday, April 25. During this annual event, qualifying appliances are exempt from Missouri’s state sales tax law. Clothes washers, clothes dryers, dishwashers, air conditioners and refrigerators are just some of the
JEFFERSON CITY, MO, APRIL 19, 2023 – Join Missouri State Parks team members at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 29, on the Rock Island Spur of the Katy Trail near Pleasant Hill where they and guests will plant 33 trees in honor of the 33rd anniversary of the Katy Trail State Park. Following the tree planting,
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri non-farm payroll employment increased by 2,300 jobs in March 2023, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by one-tenth of a percentage point. Private industry employment increased by 2,100 jobs and government employment increased by 200 jobs. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.5 percent in March 2023, down from
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft commends the Missouri Senate for the passage of HB 903 – which would change the laws regarding foreign ownership of agricultural land in Missouri. From the beginning Ashcroft has led efforts to bring together members of the House and Senate on this critical issue affecting Missouri
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My daughter, Adelyn, will be a FFA Greenhand this fall when she starts high school as a freshman. I’m nervous about high school, but excited for the opportunities she will have. Those of you who spent their high school days involved in agriculture education classes and FFA know what I mean. For those unfamiliar,
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Marijuana laws may have change, but one thing that hasn’t changed, however, is the legalities behind impaired driving. Thursday, April 20, 2023, marks the unofficial cannabis “holiday,” and there will likely be an increase in marijuana use. To help keep drug-impaired drivers off the roads, the U.S. Department of
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