JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Today Treasurer Vivek Malek released a first-of-its-kind report measuring the performance of students in the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program (MOScholars). It evaluated the first three years of the MOScholars Program, starting in the 2022-23 school year. By the third year of the program, students in MOScholars are performing at or […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced today that she joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in a nearly $664 million settlement with Snap Finance. As part of the settlement, Snap Finance will automatically cancel $6,979,354 in lease payments owed by 3,707 Missourians who entered into lease-to-own agreements from 2017 to 2022. These Missouri
The complete November 2026 issue of the Missouri Conservationist is now available for viewing and/or downloading at mdc.mo.gov/conmag.
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Today, during a press conference at the Missouri State Capitol alongside Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri Thomas C. Albus, and United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri R. Matthew Price, Governor Mike Kehoe announced Operation Show-Me the Money, an unprecedented
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO — The Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR) is starting the transition from raised letter embossed license plates to flat license plates. For decades, embossed plates have been a familiar sight on Missouri roadways. The move to flat license plates supports greater efficiency and prepares for the state’s move from a six-digit
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Trees sporting leaves with vivid autumn colors can be an attractive sight, but once the leaves pile up in the yard, they are problem. Removing fallen leaves is a labor-intensive and at times frustrating annual ritual, but proper leaf disposal is necessary fora healthy, attractive landscape, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist
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It is now easier than ever for Missouri residents to prepare for the devastating financial consequences of flooding. Today FEMA launched a new tool to purchase a National Flood Insurance Program policy completely online through Floodsmart.gov. The tool is accessible nationwide, with the online purchase option available to anyone living in one of the almost
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Public Service Commission today approved an Agreement and granted the request of Union Electric Company d/b/a Ameren Missouri (Ameren Missouri) for three battery energy storage system (BESS) facilities, two solar generation facilities, and a new switching station. Signatories to the Agreement included Ameren Missouri, the Staff of the Missouri
Research during Missouri Good Neighbor Week points to simple, everyday interactions as path to stronger neighborhoods. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A new statewide study of neighboring finds that Missouri residents have considerable goodwill toward the people living around them, but most neighbor relationships remain at the surface level. The 2026 State of Neighboring study was conducted
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JACKSON, Mo. – Over the past 10 years, University of Missouri Extension specialists across the state have received calls about grass with purple bottlebrush seed heads spreading across pasture and hayfields, says MU Extension agronomy field specialist Anthony Ohmes. MU Extension specialists including horticulturist David Trinklein and weed scientist Kevin Bradley have identified the species
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