MO State News

COLUMBIA, MO – Renew Missouri, a proud member of the Rural Power Coalition (RPC), announces the release of new national resources designed to support rural electric cooperative member-owners as they navigate rising energy costs and evolving energy challenges. RPC is made up of nearly two dozen rural, place-based organizations across the country that educate and […]

JEFFERSON CITY – The Department of Public Safety has notified the first 48 volunteer fire departments of their approval for up to $15,000 in state equipment grants. In October, DPS announced the first-ever Missouri Volunteer Fire Department Grant was available for small departments – with annual operating budgets of $50,000 or less – for the purchase

JEFFERSON CITY, MO — The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), in partnership with the American Lung Association in Missouri, has launched the Missouri Smoke-Free Housing Directory. The new online resource makes it easier for residents to find smoke-free housing options and celebrates property owners who provide healthy living environments. Tobacco use remains the

WASHINGTON — Last week, Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) joined Fox Business’ Kudlow to discuss the need to overturn Humphrey’s Executor and restore the President’s constitutional authority to remove Executive Branch officials. Senator Schmitt previously filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court urging the Court to overturn Humphrey’s Executor. Senator Schmitt on Humphrey’s Executor: “The Founders never intended for these faceless bureaucrats in

Session Goals for 2026 I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoyed tasty food and quality time with family and friends. It seems like I was just giving you a recap on the First Regular Session of the 103rd General Assembly, and with the blink of an eye, it’s already time to pre-file legislation

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) last week sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary following reports that he ordered the agency to delay a review of the chemical abortion drug mifepristone.  Senator Hawley wrote, “Six months ago, you told me you were “committed to conducting a review of mifepristone,” the chemical abortion drug. You repeated

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Governor Mike Kehoe has signed Executive Order 25-36 temporarily suspending the hours of service regulations for commercial motor vehicles transporting residential heating fuel in Missouri. “Significant disruptions on the pipeline distribution system that supplies Missouri with critical heating fuel has resulted in transporters needing to travel farther to secure product for Missourians,”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement celebrating the passage of the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation to renew critical funding for rural counties in southeast Missouri and school districts across the country.   Congressman Smith said, “Communities across southeast Missouri have felt the strain since the Secure Rural

BOSTON, Mass. – Average gasoline prices in Missouri have fallen 6.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.56/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri.   Prices in Missouri are 16.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 11.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.

By Jason Smith, Member of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. – For four years under Joe Biden, rural America was treated as an afterthought, even as farmers battled a cost-of-living crisis that led to soaring input costs, falling commodity prices, shrinking export markets, and interest rates that squeezed family operations year after year. In southeast Missouri—where agriculture