MO State News

Hawley demands full-scale investigation by Congress into attempted assassination of President Trump

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.), calling on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) Chairman to immediately launch an investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally yesterday.   “This HSGAC investigation must include public testimony, hearings, and robust oversight […]

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DED announces launch of process to update Missouri’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy

JEFFERSON CITY, MO. — The Department of Economic Development (DED) announced today that research is underway to develop and implement a statewide Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). An updated CEDS will drive federal funding into local communities, improve programs and policies, and promote bold economic development ideas.   The process to develop the CEDS will

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Nominations for ‘Missouri’s Most Engaged Neighbors’ now being accepted year-round online

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The statewide recognition of Missouri’s Most Engaged Neighbor as part of Missouri Good Neighbor Week (Sept. 28 to Oct. 4) is being expanded this year with nominations accepted all year online at http://missourigoodneighborweek.com.     “We heard from participants and nominators this year that the week came and went, and they did not

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New program to help better understand veteran suicide signed into law

JEFFERSON CITY—Governor Mike Parson has  signed into law what many are referring to as the Veteran Omnibus Bills, Senate Bill 912, and HB1495. In these bills, the Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC) is charged with creating a new program to aid in the efforts to prevent Veteran suicide. The Veterans Mental Health Program will be the

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Mo Attorney General files suit against IRS to obtain answers about end of small business program

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has announced that he has filed suit against the Biden Administration’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for failing to turn over requested documents in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Attorney General Bailey’s inquiry seeks information on the IRS’s obstruction in implementing a crucial economic relief

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Missouri Conservation Commission Action – July 2024

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Conservation Commission met July 11 for a workshop and closed executive session at the MDC Central Regional Office & Conservation Research Center, 3500 E. Gans Road in Columbia. The Commission met July 12 for its regular open meeting at Conservation Department Headquarters, 2901 W. Truman Blvd. in Jefferson City.  

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Missouri Association of Area Agencies on Aging initiative takes top honor at national conference

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Association of Area Agencies on Aging (Ma4) earned the top innovation award July 9, 2024 at a national conference hosted by US Aging, the national association representing more than 600 and supporting the network of Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs).     Ma4 is statewide association for Missouri’s 10 area

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