MO State News

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Martin Heinrich (N.M.) have announced that their bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act is one step closer to becoming law.   The landmark conservation legislation was voted out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) Thursday with bipartisan support. The legislation now heads to the Senate floor […]

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri School of Law Veterans Clinic recently surpassed more than $10 million in disability benefits returned for its clients. The clinic, which opened in 2014, is staffed by Mizzou law students under the supervision of lawyers specializing in veteran law. The Veterans Clinic team appeals denied benefits cases to the U.S.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. JEFFERSON CITY –  Crashes with protective vehicles with truck/trailer-mounted attenuators (TMAs) increased yet again in 2021, accompanied by 17 work zone fatalities.   These numbers make Missouri’s 2021 construction season one that will be unfortunately remembered.  

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Cattlemen’s Association today voted to endorse Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler’s Campaign for U.S. Senate.   Jimmie Long, a cattle producer from Cole Camp, Missouri, and Chair of MCA Policy and Legislative Affairs Committee, said Hartzler is a proven leader when it comes to fighting for farm and ranch families.    “When

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – Fresh off his election victory on Tuesday, incoming Mayor of Independence Rory Rowland is announcing his support for Lucas Kunce in the U.S. Senate race. Independence is the fifth-largest city in Missouri and the hometown of former President Harry Truman.   “Lucas Kunce is willing to fight for working people because he

JEFFERSON CITY — As Missouri businesses struggle to find workers, it’s becoming clear that the state’s growing childcare crisis is at the center of the problem.   Many Missouri parents want to work but aren’t able to because they can’t find childcare. The problem is so severe that nearly 1 in 10 working parents in

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues in introducing legislation to help police, fire, emergency medical, and 911 personnel cope with the stresses of responding to crisis situations. The Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2022 would establish mental health programs for America’s first responders who often

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) announced it has invested more than $2 million in projects that increase the distribution and use of higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel in the State of Missouri. Expenses incurred during the construction, installation, upgrade, or retrofit of fuel dispensers/pumps, storage tanks and other

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Rep. David Gregory, chairman of the Special Committee on Government Accountability, is leading the charge to investigate how we can protect Missouri’s electric grid from cyber-attacks and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attacks.   The Russian invasion of Ukraine has raised new fears in the minds of Americans. With geopolitical tensions rising and

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Throughout the country, an extremely infectious disease called highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been circulating rapidly among flocks of chicken and turkeys. While the disease poses little risk to humans, it presents a serious threat to infected birds as well as the nation’s poultry industry, which is already facing supply chain