By Mike Henderson, Third Missouri Senate District Last week, the Missouri Senate passed the bills that make up the state’s operating budget for fiscal year 2027. As is usually the case, the House did not fully agree with the Senate’s position, so conference committees will work through the process of negotiating and coming to a […]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick recently issued monthly reports detailing the compliance of municipalities and other political subdivisions with financial reporting laws. One report includes cities, towns, and villages while the other lists political subdivisions such as water, fire protection, and other taxing districts. Per state regulation, these entities are
By Jason Smith, member of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous verdict in First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Davenport to protect crisis pregnancy centers in New Jersey who had been targeted by the state’s Democrat attorney general with a subpoena demanding donor records and years of internal
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that a $7.4 billion settlement reached with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, has become legally effective. This settlement caps nearly a decade of work by attorneys general from across the country in pursuing investigations and litigation over Purdue’s and the Sacklers’ role
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Public Service Commission has issued an order approving a Stipulation and Agreement in a natural gas complaint filed by the Staff of the Commission against Spire Missouri Inc., d/b/a Spire Missouri. The Commission Staff filed the Formal Complaint as a follow-up to its investigation of a natural gas
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JEFFERSON CITY – Opposition is mounting to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the Louisiana vs Callais case. Assistant Missouri House Minority Leader Marlon Anderson D-St. Louis has issued the followin gstatement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Calais. “Missourians sadly know firsthand what it means when the law fails
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO. – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has said it supports preference for Missouri-grown natural hardwood in Missouri state park construction, including cabin flooring. “This is good for both the environment and the economy,” said Kurt Schaefer, director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. “Hardwood flooring lasts longer than plastic, so not
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JEFFERSON CITY – Amtrak is adding railcars to provide more capacity across Missouri during the World Cup matches in Kansas City this summer on the Missouri River Runner service sponsored by the Missouri Department of Transportation. The additional cars, transferred from Illinois and Michigan, will be added to both daily roundtrips between St. Louis and Kansas
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Governor Mike Kehoe has ordered the Missouri State Capitol dome and Missouri Law Enforcement Memorial to be lit blue from sunset on Friday, May 1, 2026 until sunrise on Sunday, May 3, in honor of Missouri’s fallen law enforcement officers. “The Missouri Capitol dome will shine blue this weekend as we
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. – Erik Otto, an interpretive resource coordinator with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Division of State Parks, is the State of Missouri and Department of Natural Resources Team Member of the Month for April 2026. He was selected for his service to the department and for his actions immediately following a
