MO State News

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri’s largest edible fruit, the pawpaw, can grow up to 6 inches long, with peak ripening in September. Can you find the biggest one? Help celebrate this edible part of Missouri’s history by participating in the Fourth Annual Picking Up Pawpaws Contest at Bennett Spring State Park.   To join the […]

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) is requesting public feedback on its proposed Small Business Grant Program, funded via the State of Missouri’s share of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).    The $10M program provides assistance to small businesses through reimbursements for expenses resulting from the negative economic impacts experienced

LENEXA, Kan. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has penalized three companies to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act (CAA). According to EPA, the companies installed and/or sold illegal “defeat devices” in vehicle engines designed to render emissions controls inoperative.   Central Iowa Truck Repair LLC of Boone, Iowa, will pay

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –  Missouri Farm Bureau’s Political Action Committee has voted to endorse Eric Schmitt for election to the United States Senate. Schmitt was supported by Missouri Farm Bureau when initially appointed to his position as Missouri’s Attorney General, and he was endorsed by the organization during his first full campaign for that position

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. —Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is beginning a statewide campaign to educate and inform Missourians of the election law changes that took effect on Sunday, August 28, pertaining to House Bill 1878.   The new legislation has many components, including a Voter ID requirement.  On Election Day, a voter is required to show

BOSTON, Mass. –Average gasoline prices in Missouri have risen 0.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.48/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri.   Prices in Missouri are 41.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 64.9 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.  

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Monday that his office and 21 other states filed an amicus brief in U.S. Navy Seals v. Biden, opposing the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on members of the military. The brief asserts that the refusal to grant religious exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccine to members of the

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Bullying is typically portrayed in popular culture as either physical aggression, such as pushing and kicking, or verbal aggression, such as threats and derogatory insults.   However, a new study at the University of Missouri highlights the damaging social and emotional toll caused by “relational aggression,” which is the most common form of bullying

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reports 7,951 new cases of COVID-19 for the week ending August 19. That’s 10 percent more than the previous week’s new cases.   There were 17 new COVID-19 cases last week in Ste. Genevieve County, down two from the previous week.   There were

By Jason Smith, member of Congress The Missouri State Fair is typically a celebration of Missouri’s agriculture, with farmers and craft makers showing off the latest advances in their field. But while I was at the Missouri State Fair earlier this month, the topic getting all the attention was Washington Democrats’ ridiculously named Inflation Reduction