JEFFERSON CITY – On Tuesday, Sept. 15, the Governor Mike Kehoe will award Missouri’s highest public safety honors to 18 law enforcement officers, three members of the fire service, and a paramedic for heroic acts beyond the call of duty in 2025 (three of the awards will be bestowed posthumously). Two civilians will also receive […]
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced a slate of 18 members appointed to the newly formed Missouri Child Welfare Task Force. Established by Executive Order 26-17, the Missouri Child Welfare Task Force is charged with establishing a common framework grounded in objective assessments of safety threats, child vulnerability, and parental or caretaker protective
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In honor of Constitution Day next week, the SupremeCourt of Missouri is planning to celebrate with the grand opening of itsnew Judicial Discovery Center Monday morning, September 14. The center –under development for several years on the second floor of the Court’sbuilding in Jefferson City – is designed as an interactive
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region increased 0.4% in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and energy index advanced 0.2%, led by rising prices for education and communication. The index for energy and the index for food both rose
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Fighting for the working class for small businesses and rural areas is what I am passionate about. My father was an auto mechanic and a pastor, and my mother worked in a factory so we could have health insurance. I was raised in a single-wide trailer before we eventually upgraded to a double-wide when I
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO (Sept. 8, 2026) – The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index dipped in August to 98.7, just 1.1 points below July’s highest level since August 2025, but remaining above the 52-year average of 98.0. The Uncertainty Index fell 2 points to 89, remaining above the historical average of 68. “Uncertainty remains elevated among
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Average gasoline prices in Missouri have risen 1.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.82/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 13.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 90.8 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Today, Missouri’s Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) posted the results of the random lottery drawing of microbusiness license applicants. This is the third of three separate rounds of microbusiness licenses to be awarded, per Article XIV, Section 2 of the Missouri Constitution. To ensure the integrity of the applicant selection process, the
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MO HealthNet has made a change to its special formula billing procedures to address shortages of durable medical equipment (DME) providers who supply formulas. Effective September 15, 2026, health care providers (HCPs) will send formula requests to either pharmacy providers or DME providers. WIC participants who are already set up with a DME provider do
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – State Budget Director Dan Haug announced today that net general revenue collections for August 2026 increased 4.1 percent compared to those for August 2025, from $1.03 billion last year to $1.07 billion this year. Net general revenue collections for 2026 fiscal year-to-date increased 4.5 percent compared to August 2025, from $1.87
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